This bundle of four critical thinking worksheets covering the primary resources of the Federalist Papers #10, #51, #70, and #78 helps explain the Federalists' position on why the US Constitution was the best plan to govern the young nation. John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton wrote 85 essays to detail how the three branches of government would be designed and the powers the executive, legislative, and judicial branches would possess. There are meaningful quotes and questions selected