| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The Federalist Papers were written to explain the proposed Constitution to the People and to induce them to ratify it.?? For this reason, the Federalist is the most authoritative commentary we have on the original intent of the Constitution.?? The States understood, before their delegations ratified the Constitution, that if they were ever sued by the new federal government, their case would be tr
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