| federalist papers definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a series of 85 essays written by hamilton, madison, and jay (using the name "publius") published in ny newspapers and used to convice readers to adopt the new constitution | 20 sets |
| 2 | series of essays that defended the constitution and tried to reassure americans that the states would not be overpowered by the federal government. | 10 sets |
| 3 | a collection of 85 articles written by alexander hamilton, john jay, and james madison under the name "publius" to defend the constitution in detail. | 5 sets |
| 4 | a series of essays written by alexander hamilton, john jay and james madison to convince readers to ratify the constitution in new york state. the essays were later used to promote the ratification of the constitution in other states. the federalist papers stand as a primary on what the writers of the constitution had in mind when they were creating the document. | 5 sets |
| 5 | a series of eighty-five essays written by alexander hamilton, james madison, and john jay that were published in new york newspapers to convince new yorkers to adopt the newly proposed constitution. | 4 sets |
| 6 | written by alexander hamilton, john jay and james madison, the essays argued in favor of the constitution | 4 sets |
| 7 | series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the constitution. they serve as a primary source for interpretation of the constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. | 4 sets |
| 8 | a series of essays written by three leaading federalists-james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay (they suppoerted a form of government that divided power between a strong central government and the states) | 4 sets |
| 9 | a series of essays written by three leading federalists- james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay ( they supported a form of government that divided power between a strong central government and the states) | 3 sets |
| 10 | the papers were a collection of essays written by alexander hamilton, john jay, and james madison explaining how the new government/constitution would work. their purpose was to convince the new york state legislature to ratify the constitution, which it did. | 3 sets |
| 11 | written by hamilton, jay, & madison to support ratification of the u.s. constituiton | 3 sets |
| 12 | series of essays that defended the constitution and tried to reassure americans that the states would not be overpowered by the federal government | 3 sets |
| 13 | essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution. | 3 sets |
| 14 | i am a series of pamphlets supporting the constitution | 3 sets |
| 15 | a series of essays written by three leading federalists--james madison, alexander hamilton, john jay (they supported a form of government that divided power between a strong central government and the states). | 3 sets |
| 16 | i am a series of pamphlets supporting the constitution. | 3 sets |
| 17 | a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the united states constitution | 3 sets |
| 18 | group of 85 essays written by madison, hamilton, and jay for the purpose of persuading the people of new york to adopt the constitution | 3 sets |
| 19 | a series of 85 essays written by hamilton, madison, and jay published in ny newspapers and used to convice readers to adopt the new constitution | 3 sets |
| 20 | series of essays by federalists james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay in support of ratifying the constitution | 2 sets |
| 21 | i am a series of pamphlets supporting the constituution | 2 sets |
| 22 | a series of articles in new york newspapers designed as propaganda for the federalist cause, but proved to be the most penetrating commentary ever written on the constitution; washington, madison, and marshall were the anonymous writers of these articles and with their eloquent arguments, new york was eventually won over, realizing they could not prosper apart from the union | 2 sets |
| 23 | essays written by james madison, john jay, and alexander hamilton, defending the constitution. | 2 sets |
| 24 | 85 essays written by federalists --> used as propaganda to get people to support ratification of constitution | 2 sets |
| 25 | a series of essays written by james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay supporting the ratification of the constitution | 2 sets |
| 26 | essays supporting the constitution were written anonymously under the name publius | 2 sets |
| 27 | a masterly series of pro-constitution articles printed in new york by jay, madison, and hamilton | 2 sets |
| 28 | essays defending the constitution | 2 sets |
| 29 | essays written by james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay to support the ratification of the constitution. | 2 sets |
| 30 | articles published to get support for the constitution. | 2 sets |
| 31 | written by alexander hamilton, james madison, and john jay which explained and defended the national government proposed by the constitutional convention of 1787, a series of essays | 2 sets |
| 32 | essays by alexander hamilton, james madison, and john jay that supported the constitution | 2 sets |
| 33 | a series of logical arguments published in major newspapers of the 18th century that argued in favor of replacing the aoc with a new constitution; written by hamilton, jay and madison | 2 sets |
| 34 | essays that explained the new federal government to early americans | 2 sets |
| 35 | series of essays written by hamilton, jay and madison that were designed to get people to vote for ratification of the constitution | 2 sets |
| 36 | written using the pen name publius; john jay, alexander hamilton, and james madison wrote a series of articles urging the adoption of the constitution. they argued for a constitution that would establish a government that could deal with "the tyranny of the majority" by creating three branches of government having distinctive and separate powers. | 2 sets |
| 37 | essays written by the federalist leaders that defended the constitution | 2 sets |
| 38 | essays supporting the constitution | 2 sets |
| 39 | a series of 85 essays written by hamilton, madison, and jay (using the name "publius") published in ny newspapers and used to convice readers to adopt the new constitution. | 2 sets |
| 40 | a collection of 85 articles written by hamilton, jay, and madison under the name "publius" to defend the constitution in detail. collectively, these are second only to the us constitution in characterizing the framers' intents | 2 sets |