Publius

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Publius was the shared pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay when writing the influential essays known as The Federalist Papers advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective pseudonym
pseudonym
activeIn 18th century
advocatedFor ratification of the United States Constitution
associatedWithWork The Federalist Papers
collectiveAuthorOf The Federalist Papers
context debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution
country United States
describedAs author of The Federalist in original publications
field constitutional theory
political philosophy
political writing
genre political essay
HamiltonContributionsCount 51 essays (traditional attribution)
hasContributor Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
hasNameOrigin Publius Valerius Publicola
Roman Republic
hasSubject checks and balances
factions and extended republic
independence of the judiciary
separation of powers
structure of the proposed federal government
influenced American constitutional interpretation
Federalist political thought
JayContributionsCount 5 essays (traditional attribution)
language English
MadisonContributionsCount 29 essays (traditional attribution)
medium newspapers
notableWork The Federalist No. 1
The Federalist No. 10
The Federalist No. 51
The Federalist No. 78
publishedIn The Daily Advertiser
The Independent Journal
The New York Packet
purpose explaining the proposed U.S. Constitution
influencing public opinion in favor of the new Constitution
relatedTo Anti-Federalist Papers
Federalism in the United States
timePeriod 1787
1788
usedBy Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
usedFor writing The Federalist Papers
usedIn The Federalist Papers


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