Who wrote The Federalist Papers?

Question

a. Who wrote The Federalist Papers?
b. Why did they write The Federalist Papers?
c. Under what pseudonym did they write The Federalist Papers?

Answer 1

The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, & John Jay

Soon after the American colonies declared their Independence from Britain, the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union" were drafted to serve as the bonding document between the newly formed United States. But the confederation was weak, which necessitated the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America.

The Constitutional Convention was a heated affair, with great and learned debate about how the new constitution should be structured. Once drafted, at least nine state legislatures had to ratify it. Madison, Hamilton, and Jay, in an effort to persuade the voters of New York and other states of the importance of ratification, wrote a series of papers explaining and defending the new constitution.

To this day, The Federalist Papers, written under the pseudonym "Publius," remain the most definitive resource for legal and historic scholars in search of the original intent of our Constitution.

Answer 2

The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. The articles were written by Alexander Hamilton (nos. 1, 6—9, 11—13, 15—17, 21—36, 59—61, and 65—85), James Madison (nos. 10, 14, 18—20, 37—58, and 62—63), and John Jay (2—5, and 64). They appeared under the pseudonym "Publius," in honor of Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola.

Answer 3

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. They were first published serially from October 1787 to August 1788 in New York City newspapers. A compilation, called The Federalist, was published in 1788. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution because they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.[citation needed] The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer."


The articles were written by Alexander Hamilton (who wrote 51 of them), James Madison (29), and John Jay (5).

Answer 4

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution

all here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers#Origins