Unlike the federalist papers, the anti-federalist papers a) were not as widely read around the country. b) were read mostly in the northeastern states. c) succeeded in its attempt to block ratification. d) had little influence on the constitution's ratification process.

Unlike the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalist Papers were not as widely read around the country (A).  The Federalist Papers is a corpus of 85 articles and articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the pseudonym "Publius" to indorse the approval of the United States Constitution.

EXPLANATION

At the time of publication, The Federalist Papers’ authors tried to hide their identities because Hamilton and Madison attended the convention. Smart observers, however, correctly distinguish the identities of Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. Building on the authenticity of essay writing composed of The Federalist Papers is not always clear. After Alexander Hamilton died in 1804, a list appeared, appealing that he had written two-thirds of The Federalist's essay. Some consider that some of these essays were written by James Madison (No. 49-58 and 62-63).

The scientific detective work of Douglass Adair in 1944 suggested the following authorship, validated in 1964 by computer text analysis:

• Alexander Hamilton (51 articles: Nos. 1, 6–9, 11–13, 15–17, 21–36, 59–61, and 65–85)

• James Madison (29 articles: Nos. 10, 14, 18–20, 37–58 and 62–63)

• John Jay (5 articles: Nos. 2–5 and 64).

In six months, a total of 85 essays were written by those three men. Hamilton was one of the three representatives of New York at the Constitutional Convention. He had been a major advocate for national constitutional reform in the 1780s and 1789 became the first Secretary of the Treasury, a position he held until his resignation in 1795.

Madison, so-called the father of the Constitution—although he repeatedly rejected this honor in his lifetime, became a prominent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1789-1797), Secretary of State (1801-1809), and finally the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817).

John Jay, who had been secretary for foreign affairs in the Articles of Confederation from 1784 in their termination in 1789, turned out to be the first United States Chief Justice in 1789, stepping down in 1795 to take the election as New York’s governor, a post he was detained for two terms, retired in 1801.

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KEYWORDS: Federalist Papers, Constitution, Hamilton, Madison, John Jay, the Anti-Federalist  

 Subject: Social Studies

Class: 10-12

Sub-Chapter: Federalist Papers