In an effort to convince the people of New York to ratify the federal Constitution eighty-five essays were written as newspaper articles in 1787 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. They were compiled and today we use them as a commentary on the Constitution. It is also important to note that a set of rebuttals were also written at the time and became known as the Anti-Federalist Papers. In essence, the Federalist Papers were written to explain the Constitution in a favorable way while the Anti-Federalist Papers were written as a critical commentary. Both sets of papers should be studied together in order arrive at a complete understanding of the basic principles. Both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers are presented. This page is currently under construction.
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