Brutus XXI

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Brutus XXI is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, continuing the critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution and its implications for federal power and individual liberties.

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instanceOf Anti-Federalist essay ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
argues the proposed Constitution would consolidate power at the national level ⓘ
the proposed federal government threatens the sovereignty of the states ⓘ
the proposed system endangers the rights of the people ⓘ
concerns federal power ⓘ
individual liberties ⓘ
structure of the federal government ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques proposed United States Constitution ⓘ
discusses dangers of an extended republic ⓘ
distribution of powers between federal and state governments ⓘ
representation and accountability in the new government ⓘ
genre political theory ⓘ
hasAuthorPseudonym Brutus ⓘ
hasSeriesPosition later essay in the Brutus series ⓘ
historicalContext United States ratification debates ⓘ
influenced early American constitutional thought ⓘ
language English ⓘ
opposes Federalist arguments for strong central government ⓘ
partOf Brutus (Anti-Federalist) essay series ⓘ
politicalPosition Anti-Federalist ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists
primaryTheme limits on federal authority ⓘ
protection of individual rights ⓘ
publicationPeriod 1787–1788 ⓘ
relatedTo Federalist Papers ⓘ
United States Bill of Rights ⓘ
linked to: Bill of Rights
supports a more confederated system of government ⓘ
warnsAbout insufficient safeguards for liberty ⓘ
potential abuse of centralized power ⓘ

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