The federalist papers were written

to promote the bill of rights
to encourage states to reconsider the articles of confederation
by alexander hamilton, james madison and john jay in defense of a strong federal government
to lobby state legislatures to enforce the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press among other freedoms
by john jay, thomas jefferson and george washington as a defense of the declaration of independence

The correct answer is by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in defense of a strong federal government.

These papers were created as a means to justify why the delegates at the Constitutional Convention should ratify the new US Constitution. At the Constitutional Convention, there was much debate about the size and scope of the federal government. This is due to the fact that many Americans feared a strong central government after what happened with Great Britain and King George III. However, these three aforementioned men wrote over 90 different essays defending a strong federal government and how it would NOT infringe upon the rights of American citizens.

harding's opponent in the 1920 election was ohio governor and newspaperman james m. cox, who had won the democratic nomination in a 44-ballot convention battle. harding rejected the progressive ideology of the wilson administration in favor of the laissez-faire approach of the mckinley administration.

answer:   the name of this act is known as the:

    " american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 " .