US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

USA CITIZENSHIP TEST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Federalist Papers supported passage of the U.S. Constitutions. Which one of these men was NOT an author?
A
James Madison
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
John Jay
D
John Adams
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two others were considered, Gouverneur Morris and William Duer. Morris rejected the offer, and Hamilton didn’t like Duer’s work. Even still, Duer managed to publish three articles in defense of the Constitution under the name Philo-Publius, or “Friend of Publius."

Detailed explanation-2: -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. The essays were published anonymously, under the pen name “Publius, ” in various New York state newspapers of the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788. The essays urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anti-Federalists were concerned about excessive power of national government. The Anti-Federalists included small farmers and landowners, shopkeepers, and laborers.

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