The Federalist Papers

Why were the Federalist Papers written?

• So the Constitution would loose support and not be ratified (rejected by the states and not made into law)

• The writers were bored and wanted to show how smart they were

• To gain support for the new Constitution so it would be ratified (accepted by the states and made into law)

• Because newspapers paid the writers for articles based on the amount of words in it

Who wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

Which three Founders were the authors of the Federalist Papers? (3 answers)

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What pen-name did the authors of the Federalist Papers use?

• Publius

• Silence Dogood

• Cyrus

Madison advocated for a government with ____ branches

• One

• Three

• None

• Two

Madison stated that governments need to be able to control its citizens, and what?

• Itself (government)

• Trade

• The newspapers

• Foreign relations

The Federalist Papers were published in 1787 and 1788 to rally support for

• the election of George Washington

• ratification of the Constitution

• a weaker central government

• the abolition of slavery and the slave trade

• passage of the Bill of Rights

The Federalist Papers were written by

I. Alexander Hamilton

II. John Jay

III. Thomas Jefferson

IV. James Madison

• I, II, III, and IV

• I and II only

• III and IV only

• I, II, and IV only

• I, III, and IV only