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Introduction
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The Federalist Papers
: – A series of 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, JamesMadison, and John Jay – Published in newspapers in New York from Oct 1787to May 1788 – Designed to influence public opinion in New Yorktoward ratification of the U. S. Constitution:
•National security•Principles of republican government•Necessity for a union of the states•Degree of powers conferred on the federal government•Separation and balance of federal powers•Limitations on states with certain guarantees