Clinton, NY — In the late 1780s, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote a series of essays defending the U.S. Constitution called the Federalist Papers. Now, more than 230 years later, ...

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Why were the Federalist Papers important?

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Grove City College president Paul McNulty explained the purpose of the Federalist Papers and how they were written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton ...

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United ...

Of all the Federalist Papers written to convince Americans that the recently created Constitution deserved ratification, the most famous was Federalist 10, published last week (Nov. 22) in 1787, in ...

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