Brutus XXIV

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Brutus XXIV is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, critiquing aspects of the proposed U.S. Constitution and warning about the dangers of centralized federal power.

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instanceOf 18th-century work ⓘ
Anti-Federalist essay ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
aimsTo influence public opinion against ratification of the Constitution ⓘ
associatedWith Anti-Federalist movement ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists
concerns distribution of powers between federal and state governments ⓘ
structure of the proposed federal government ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques centralization of federal power ⓘ
proposed U.S. Constitution ⓘ
genre constitutional criticism ⓘ
hasAuthor Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPoliticalPosition Anti-Federalist ⓘ
historicalContext post-1787 Constitutional Convention debate ⓘ
intendedAudience American voters considering ratification ⓘ
state ratifying convention delegates ⓘ
opposes Federalist arguments for a strong central government ⓘ
partOf Anti-Federalist Papers ⓘ
Brutus essays ⓘ
linked to: Letters of Brutus
positionInSeries later essay in the Brutus series ⓘ
publicationContext debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
publicationEra Founding era of the United States ⓘ
supports decentralized political power ⓘ
strong state governments ⓘ
topic U.S. Constitution ⓘ
federalism in the United States ⓘ
political theory of republican government ⓘ
warnsAbout consolidation of power in the federal government ⓘ
dangers of centralized federal authority ⓘ
potential erosion of state sovereignty ⓘ
threats to liberty from a powerful central government ⓘ

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