The Federalist Papers argued for passing the U.S. Constitution. Who was one of their writers?

1. The Federalist Papers were written to argue that the U.S. Constitution should be passed. 2. Their writers were James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. 3. The three of them also published under the shared pen name Publius. 4. Alexander Hamilton is on that list, so he is the answer. 5. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which is a different document from the Federalist Papers. 6. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin are famous for other work, and neither wrote these papers. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 67_