No. The Federalist Papers was a series of 85 essays written in support of the Constitution and the republican form of government after the Convention, but before the Constitution had been ratified by the nine states required by Article VII. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the papers in the form of editorial letters to the citizens of New York, where the Constitution was particularly controversial.
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He did attend and wrote 51 of the 89 Federalist Papers.
James Madison. He helped come up with the idea but so did Alexander Hamilton.
No, the Federalist Papers were written in 1787-1788, after the Framers signed the Constitution, but before enough states had ratified the Constitution so it could replace the Articles of Confederation.
The Federalist Papers (and Anti-Federalist Papers) were addressed to the people of New York, where the constitutional debate was particularly fierce.
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The Federalist Papers is America's contribution to literature on constitutional democracy and federalism. The Federalist Papers concern the interpretation of the American Constitution and the intent of the framers of the Constitution.
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He was a very influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention. Some of his writings, which includes The Federalist and The Federalist Papers, convinced many New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution. He was one of the many great thinkers at that time.
The Federalist Papers are a series of documents/ letters published in newspapers in various major cities. They are indirectly opposed to the Anti-Federalist Papers, each Federalist Paper was written to answer questions the public had. The goal of the Federalist Papers was to convince people to ratify the constitution. The Federalists wanted a strong Federal government and the Anti-Federalist wanted strong State governments. Some of the Federalist Papers were written as a direct rebuttal of a particular Anti-Federalist writing. Some Federalist writings had no direct connection to Anti-Federalist writings, although there are few of these. You have to remember that the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist writings are published over almost 2 years.Take a look at the timeline in Relate Links below.If you get a copy of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates from Signet Classic, they have a very concise and efficient chart on page 27, giving the subject and which Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings apply.
He was a delegate to the constitutional convention and author of the Federalist Papers. In 1777 he became Washington's assistant, he was first secretary of the treasury and on July 12, 1804 was killed in a duel with Burr.
the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. He led calls for the Philadelphia Convention, was one of America's first Constitutional lawyers, and co-wrote the Federalist Papers, a primary source for Constitutional interpretation.