The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

On the 2025 test

The 2025 test asks this as Question 83, in the same words.

The 2025 list has the same 4 answers.

Related 2025 questions on the same fact:

• 2025 Question 88: James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.“Father of the Constitution” · Fourth president of the United States · President during the War of 1812 · One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
• 2025 Question 89: Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.First Secretary of the Treasury · One of the writers of the Federalist Papers · Helped establish the First Bank of the United States · Aide to General George Washington · Member of the Continental Congress

Explanation

The Federalist Papers were written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, under the pen name Publius.

Why it matters

These essays persuaded Americans to ratify the Constitution and still guide how it is understood.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 67 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.

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More Colonial Period and Independence questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 58: What is one reason colonists came to America?freedom · political liberty · religious freedom · economic opportunity · practice their religion · escape persecution
• Question 59: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?American Indians · Native Americans
• Question 60: What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?Africans · people from Africa
• Question 61: Why did the colonists fight the British?because of high taxes (taxation without representation) · because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) · because they didn't have self-government
• Question 62: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?(Thomas) Jefferson