Read the full-text of all the 85 essays that compromise the Federalist Papers.

Brief overview of the federalist papers, who wrote them and why.

Read essays and opinions penned by those who disagreed and argued against the Federalist Papers.

The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution.

What are the Federalist Papers? Who wrote them? Who uses them? And why should you read them? Michael Gerhardt, professor from UNC and scholar-in-residence at the National Constitution Center, not only explains these invaluable documents to us, he breaks down some of the more notable essays.