Federalism was born in 1787, when Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote 85 essays collectively known as the Federalist papers. These eloquent political documents encouraged ...

Hamilton did not attend the entire four-month Constitutional Convention that began in May 1787 in Philadelphia ... known as The Federalist (and much later, called The Federalist Papers), and ...

We’re overdue for a civics lesson," Opinion, Feb. 13) The Federalist Papers, which Hammer cites, were penned in 1787 and 1788 in support of ratifying the newly written Constitution. At the time ...

We’re overdue for a civics lesson,” Opinion, Feb. 13) The Federalist Papers, which Hammer cites, were penned in 1787 and 1788 in support of ratifying the newly written Constitution.