The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles
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"The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles" is the alternate title of Federalist No. 39, an essay by James Madison analyzing how the proposed U.S. Constitution aligns with republican ideals and balances federal and national characteristics.
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| The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles Context triple: [The Federalist No. 39, alternateTitle, The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles]
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A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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Law Against the Formation of New Parties
The Law Against the Formation of New Parties was a Nazi-era statute that effectively established a one-party dictatorship in Germany by outlawing the creation and existence of all political parties other than the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles Target entity description: "The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles" is the alternate title of Federalist No. 39, an essay by James Madison analyzing how the proposed U.S. Constitution aligns with republican ideals and balances federal and national characteristics.
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A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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B.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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C.
Law Against the Formation of New Parties
The Law Against the Formation of New Parties was a Nazi-era statute that effectively established a one-party dictatorship in Germany by outlawing the creation and existence of all political parties other than the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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founding-era American political document ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
definition of a republic
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popular sovereignty ⓘ ratification process of the Constitution ⓘ representation of the people ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reassure Anti-Federalists about republican nature of the Constitution ⓘ |
| alternateTitleOf |
Federalist No. 39
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linked to:
The Federalist No. 39
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| analyzes |
conformity of the proposed Constitution to republican principles
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distribution of powers between states and federal government ⓘ nature of the proposed U.S. government as partly federal and partly national ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | core text in American constitutional thought ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
Whether the proposed Constitution is strictly republican
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Whether the proposed system is federal, national, or mixed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublishedIn | New York ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
compound republic
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consent of the governed ⓘ division of sovereignty ⓘ limited government ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance |
cited in U.S. constitutional law scholarship
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used as evidence of original understanding of the Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Founding Era
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linked to:
Founding of the United States
|
| includedIn | standard editions of The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| influenced |
American constitutional interpretation
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theory of American federalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Publius ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Federalist No. 10
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Federalist No. 51 ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 39 ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Constitution
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federalism ⓘ mixed federal-national system ⓘ national government ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| supports | ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
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