Agrippa

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Agrippa was the pseudonym used by an Anti-Federalist writer who authored influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 1780s.

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Agrippa canonical 3

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instanceOf Anti-Federalist author ⓘ
pseudonymous political writer ⓘ
activeInPeriod late 1780s ⓘ
advocatedFor greater powers for state governments ⓘ
protection of local self-government ⓘ
associatedWithEvent ratification debates of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
concernedWith adequate representation of citizens ⓘ
potential for tyranny in large republics ⓘ
safeguards for civil liberties ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
genre political essay ⓘ
hasPerspective favoring decentralized federal structure ⓘ
skeptical of consolidated national authority ⓘ
hasRole pamphleteer ⓘ
political commentator ⓘ
hasTopic federalism in the United States ⓘ
individual rights ⓘ
representation in government ⓘ
republican government ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
state sovereignty ⓘ
historicalContext debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
influenced public opinion on ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedInTime Founding Era of the United States ⓘ
medium newspaper essays ⓘ
printed pamphlets ⓘ
notableFor influential Anti-Federalist essays ⓘ
opposed ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
strong centralized national government ⓘ
partOf Anti-Federalist movement ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists
politicalAlignment Anti-Federalist ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists
typeOfPseudonym pen name ⓘ
usedFor public debate over the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
usedIn American political discourse ⓘ
wroteAbout United States Constitution ⓘ
dangers of centralized power ⓘ
liberty of the people ⓘ
rights of the states ⓘ
structure of the proposed federal government ⓘ

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