FEDERALIST PAPERS


Meaning of FEDERALIST PAPERS in English

a collection of American essays published as a series in newspapers in 1787–8. Their aim was to persuade citizens in New York State to support the proposal for the American Constitution . The papers give a complete explanation of the US system of government. They were signed ‘Publius’ and written mostly by Alexander Hamilton , James Madison and John Jay.

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