The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. These sources are often used today to help interpret the intentions of those drafting the U.S. Constitution (USA: Library of Congress 2008-20).

In this unit, students will examine the arguments of Anti-federalists and Federalists to learn what their compromises would mean for the extended republic that would result from the new Constitution. (USA: EdSitement 2021)

LibriVox recording of the articles published between October 1787 and August 1788 (USA 2021)

Wikipedia (2008); Quelle ”Federalist Papers” (engl., University of Oklahoma);  2. Quelle (Avalon Project, Yale);  51. Artikel (deutsch, gewaltenteilung.de);  3. Quelle (mit Forum);  Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika - geschichtlicher Überblick (Ch. Bühler, 2000; ZUM)

The 10 minutes video discusses, from Federalist No. 70 to the 22nd Amendment and Arthur Schlesinger's ʺImperial Presidency,ʺ the expansion and checks on presidential power (Khan Academy 2019).