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The Federalist Papers are a series of letters. These letters urged the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

1. Versailles Treaty
   Nuremberg Trials
2. NAFTA
   U.S. Constitution

The Federalist Papers were written in support of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.

1. George Washington
   The press
2. Congress
   Abraham Lincoln

The letters of the Federalist Papers were sent to the press. The press published them as part of the debate about the Constitution.

1. Alexander Hamilton
   James Madison
2. John Jay
   All of the above

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay each authored letters. The letters were submitted under a pseudonym.

1. The Federalist
   The Papers
2. For the Constitution
   Against the Constitution

A book of the Federalist Papers were published under the title "The Federalist." The full name of the book is "The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787."

1. Caesar
   Cornelius
2. Cleopatra
   Publius

The Federalist Papers were written under the pseudonym "Publius." Publius comes from a Latin word that means "the people."

1. Alexander Hamilton
   James Madison
2. John Jay
   George Washington

James Madison wrote, "What is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature." He was arguing in support of governmental checks and balances.

1. 1650s
   1780s
2. 1920s
   2010s

The Federalist Papers were written in the 1780s. The papers consist of 85 letters written by noted statesmen.

1. 3
   5
2. 37
   51

Hamilton wrote 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers. His letters included the first and the last.

1. Cato
   Brutus
2. Both A and B
   Neither A or B

Letters under both pseudonyms, Cato and Brutus, were written against ratification of the Constitution. The Federalist Papers were written in response to these letters.

1. 5
   8
2. 85
   125

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 letters written in support of the U.S. Constitution. These letters were sent to the press.

1. 5
   17
2. 21
   58

John Jay wrote five of the Federalist Papers. He wrote the fewest letters.

1. 1776
   1788
2. 1902
   1964

A book of the Federalist Papers, The Federalist, was published in 1788. The book presented all 85 letters into one place.

1. Few
   Limited
2. Defined
   All of the above

The Federalist Papers argued that the powers of the federal government should be few, limited and defined. They argued for a system of checks and balances to ensure that the government would never be tyrannical.

1. Alexander Hamilton
   John Jay
2. James Madison
   Aaron Burr

John Jay wrote, "It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it." This quote can be found in letter #4.

1. Alexander Hamilton
   George Washington
2. John Jay
   James Madison

Alexander Hamilton wrote the first Federalist letter and got the ball rolling. He enlisted the help of statesmen John Jay and James Madison.

1. George Washington
   John Jay
2. James Madison
   Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton argued against the need for a Bill of Rights. He made this argument in letter #84.

1. 20
   50
2. 70
   85

The case for a one-man chief executive is made in letter #70. Hamilton wrote this letter.

1. 19
   29
2. 51
   82

Madison wrote 29 of the Federalist Papers. His writings included letters 37 through 58.

1. Alexander Hamilton
   John Jay
2. James Madison
   Barack Obama

James Madison wrote "The danger from legislative usurpations, which, by assembling all power in the same hands, must lead to the same tyranny as is threatened by executive usurpation." This quote can be found in letter #48.

1. He got bored
   He took a teaching position
2. He moved to England
   He fell ill

Federalist author John Jay wrote only five letters because he fell ill. Madison and Hamilton wrote the majority of the letters.

1. He had used the pseudonym "Publius" before.
   He hid his name in each letter
2. He told the editor who wrote each letter
   He signed his name to each letter

Savvy readers might have guessed that Hamilton was behind the letters, because he had used the pseudonym "Publius" before. In 1778, Hamilton use the pseudonym in letters written against Samuel Chase.

1. William Duer
   George Washington
2. George Bush
   George Carlin

William Duer wrote three letters in support of the Constitution. Hamilton rejected his letters and did not include them in the Federalist Papers.

1. George Washington
   Abraham Lincoln
2. Gouverneur Morris
   Barack Obama

Gouverneur Morris turned down Hamilton's invitation to write letters. Hamilton and Madison invited Morris to write letters.

1. John Jay
   James Madison
2. Alexander Hamilton
   Gouverneur Morris

James Madison is considered the Father of the Constitution. Madison wrote 29 of the 85 Federalist Papers.

1. The Independent Journal
   New-York Packet
2. Daily Advertiser
   All of the above

The Federalist Papers letters were published in "The Independent Journal," "The New York Packet" and "The Daily Advertiser." These are all New York papers.

1. True
2. False

This is false. Even though the letters were meant to support the debate of ratifying the Constitution in the state of New York, they were sporadically published in other states to support debates in those states as well.

1. Friends, Romans, and Countrymen
   To the Congress of the United States
2. To the President of the United States
   To the People of the State of New York

Each letter began with the salutation, "To the People of the State of New York." The letters were published sometimes at a rate of several per week.

1. Alexander Hamilton
   John Jay
2. James Madison
   George Washington

Alexander Hamilton wrote, "The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid bases of the consent of the people." This quote can be found in letter #22.

1. 1776
   1787
2. 1923
   1964

The first letter was published on October 27, 1787. It was published in three New York papers.

1. The French
   The British
2. The Canadians
   The Germans

The French exposed Hamilton, Madison and Jay as the authors of the letters. A book compiling the letters published in France named all three men as authors.

1. 3
   37
2. 51
   63

Madison claimed to have written 63 of the letters, although historians believe he wrote only 51. Historians agree with Hamilton that three of the letters were written jointly with Madison.

1. 6
   10
2. 12
   15

In his first letter, Hamilton indicated that six topics would be discussed in the series of letters. The first topic was "The utility of the UNION to your political prosperity."

1. Alexander Hamilton
   John Jay
2. James Madison
   Abraham Lincoln

James Madison wrote, "Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." This quote can be found in letter #10.