Which of these describes the purpose of the federalist papers select all that apply 1- to discourage factions 2- support the constitution 3- to provide safeguards against tyranny 4- to answer criticisms from the anti-federalists

They made to defend (Support)  the constitution

1- To discourage factions

2- Support the constitution

3- To provide safeguards against tyranny

Explanation:

The Federalist Papers consisted of 85 essays, published in 1787, which purpose was to explain and defend the newly proposed U.S. Constitution so it could be ratified (It had already been harshly criticized at the Philadelphia Convention).

In these papers, one of the strongest arguments in favor of the Constitution that the authors made is that with its ratification, the government could have the power to control and dissolve the violence and damage caused by factions, which only worked according to their special economic interests at the expense of the public interest.

Likewise, the authors were aware that many opponents held that the new government under the proposed Constitution was too powerful, thus they also focused on explaining that this document provided many safeguards against tyranny, such as the establishment of a limited government (It could only perform the powers specifically granted to it), of an equal separation of power which prevented the potential for tyranny and that it provided a system of checks and balances, where each of the three branches could check and limit the other branches.