Federalist Papers
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Essays supporting ratification of the Constitution (Madison, Hamilton, Jay - pen name "Publius").
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When the Constitution was first written, Americans had to vote to approve (ratify) it — and plenty of people were nervous about it. So three supporters — James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay — wrote a series of persuasive essays explaining why the Constitution was a good idea, trying to win people over. They published them under the single shared pen name 'Publius,' a bit like posting under one username even though it was really a team. Those essays are the Federalist Papers.
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