The Federalist Papers

By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

Categories: History, Politics & Social Sciences

The Federalist Papers collects the 85 essays that Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay published in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788 under the pen name Publius, urging the state to ratify the proposed U.S. Constitution. The essays explain and defend the Constitution's design, including federalism, the separation of powers and checks and balances. Madison's Federalist No. 10, on controlling factions in a large republic, is among the most widely read.

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