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Who was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers?

John Jay, along with Madison and Hamilton.

  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. John Jay ✔
  3. Benjamin Franklin

Why: John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers under the pen name Publius. Jefferson and Franklin did not write them.

Huh, didn't know that: There are 85 Federalist essays in all.

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What's black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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