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The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays written in 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay under the shared pseudonym Publius, published to persuade New York voters to ratify the proposed United States Constitution. They remain one of the most cited sources for understanding the constitutional design and original intent of the Constitution's framers.
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Key ProvisionA series of eighty five essays, published under the pen name Publius, arguing for ratification of the United States Constitution; Federalist No. 10 defends a large, diverse republic and checks on power as remedies against the dangers of majority faction, and Federalist No. 51 argues that ambition must be made to counteract ambition through a separation of powers. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Madison was one of the three authors, writing under the pseudonym Publius alongside Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
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