The Federalist Papers

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American political literature essay collection political writing

The Federalist Papers is a landmark collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that argued for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and shaped American political theory.

Aliases (5)

Federalist Papers ×3
Federalist ×2
Essays in support of the U.S. Constitution ×1
The Federalist ×1
The Federalist (book form) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American political literature → essay collection → political writing →
author	Alexander Hamilton → James Madison → John Jay →
citedBy	United States Supreme Court →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
editor	Alexander Hamilton → James Madison →
firstPublishedIn	The Daily Advertiser → The Independent Journal → The New York Packet →
genre	constitutional theory → political philosophy →
hasAlternativeTitle	The Federalist →
hasPart	Federalist No. 10 → Federalist No. 51 → Federalist No. 78 →
historicalSignificance	foundational text for understanding the intent of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution → key work in the debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution →
influenced	American constitutional interpretation → American political theory → United States Supreme Court jurisprudence →
language	English →
laterPublishedAs	bound volume →
mainTopic	United States Constitution → checks and balances → extended republic → federalism → judicial review → representation → republican government → separation of powers →
numberOfEssays	85 →
originalMedium	newspaper essays →
philosophicalInfluence	Enlightenment political thought → classical republicanism →
politicalPosition	Federalist →
primaryPurpose	advocacy for ratification of the United States Constitution →
pseudonymUsed	Publius →
publicationLocation	New York →
publicationPeriodEnd	1788 →
publicationPeriodStart	1787 →
publicationStatus	originally serialized →
relatedTo	Articles of Confederation → United States Bill of Rights →
targetAudience	voters of New York →
timePeriodDiscussed	post–American Revolutionary War era →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federalist No. 10 → Federalist No. 40 → Federalist No. 78 → Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States → The Federalist No. 32 → The Federalist No. 33 → The Federalist No. 34 → The Federalist No. 39 → The Federalist No. 43 → The Federalist No. 44 → The Federalist No. 45 → The Federalist No. 46 →	partOf
Alexander Hamilton → James Iredell Sr. ("Essays in support of the U.S. Constitution") → James Madison → John Jay →	notableWork
Federalists → The New York Packet →	associatedWith
Alexander Hamilton → John Jay →	coAuthorOf
Publius →	associatedWithWork
Publius →	collectiveAuthorOf
Anti-Federalist Papers →	contrastsWith
The Federalist Papers ("The Federalist") →	hasAlternativeTitle
United States constitutional history ("Federalist Papers") →	includesTopic
The Federalist No. 34 ("The Federalist (book form)") →	inCollection
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution ("Federalist Papers") →	influencedBy
The Federalist No. 33 ("Federalist") →	politicalAlignment
The Federalist No. 44 ("Federalist") →	politicalPosition
The Independent Journal →	publisherOf
Article VII of the United States Constitution ("Federalist Papers") →	relatedTo
Thoughts on Government →	relatedWork
Federalist No. 51 →	series
Publius →	usedIn