Brutus XXV

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Brutus XXV is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, in which the author critiques aspects of the proposed U.S. Constitution and advocates for stronger protections of individual and states’ rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century work ⓘ
Anti-Federalist essay ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
advocatesFor stronger protections of individual rights ⓘ
stronger protections of states’ rights ⓘ
aimsTo influence public opinion against unconditional ratification of the Constitution ⓘ
associatedWith Anti-Federalist movement ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists

New York ratification debates ⓘ
concerns insufficient safeguards for liberty ⓘ
potential consolidation of federal power ⓘ
threats to state sovereignty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques proposed U.S. Constitution ⓘ
genre constitutional criticism ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasAuthor Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) ⓘ
hasTitle Brutus XXV ⓘ
historicalContext ratification debates over the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
language English ⓘ
opposes excessive centralization of power in the federal government ⓘ
partOf Brutus (Anti-Federalist) essay series ⓘ
politicalPosition Anti-Federalist ⓘ
politicalTheme federalism ⓘ
individual liberty ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
states’ rights ⓘ
publicationPeriod 1787–1788 ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. Bill of Rights (as later response to Anti-Federalist concerns) ⓘ
linked to: Bill of Rights
supports amendments to secure a bill of rights ⓘ
limits on central government authority ⓘ

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