James Madison was one of three authors of the Federalist Papers, published to encourage the states to ratify the new US Constitution. He and his co-authors, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, wrote from the Federalist perspective. Madison later switched allegiances, joined Thomas Jefferson in the Democratic-Republican Party, and subsequently became the fourth US President, in office from 1809-1817.
The primary author of the Federalist Papers was James Madison. He was accompanied by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
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the federalist papers were written as essays that argued a federalist viewpoint on the constitution.
The Federalist Papers.
The Federalist Papers were written to the people of New York.
He was the principal author of the document. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution.
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Hamilton and Mason
John Jay
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James Madison??? He was co-author of the federalists papers
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay all wrote under the name Publius, latin for "public" I think. All of the essays they wrote were later put together and called the "Federalist Papers". I know James Madison played a major role in drafting and ratifying the Constitution, which was the main subject of the Federalist Papers, but I don't know if the Papers had a principal author.
the federalist papers were written as essays that argued a federalist viewpoint on the constitution.
The Federalist Papers
James Madison wrote essay #10.
The Federalist Papers (and Anti-Federalist Papers) were addressed to the people of New York, where the constitutional debate was particularly fierce.
The Federalist Papers.