Brutus XXVI

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

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instanceOf Anti-Federalist paper ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
aimsTo influence public opinion against ratification of the Constitution ⓘ
associatedWith New York ratification debates ⓘ
authorPseudonymOf unknown author ⓘ
concernedWith limits on federal authority ⓘ
protection of republican government ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques proposed United States Constitution ⓘ
discusses interpretation of constitutional powers ⓘ
relationship between federal and state governments ⓘ
structure of federal power ⓘ
documentType newspaper essay ⓘ
genre constitutional criticism ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasAuthor Brutus ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPerspective emphasis on local self-government ⓘ
skeptical of centralized authority ⓘ
historicalContext debate over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributes to understanding of early American constitutional thought ⓘ
illustrates Anti-Federalist objections to the Constitution ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment political thought ⓘ
classical republicanism ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
opposes strong consolidated national government ⓘ
partOf Anti-Federalist Papers ⓘ
Brutus essays ⓘ
politicalPosition Anti-Federalist ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists
publicationPeriod late 1780s ⓘ
relatedTo Brutus I ⓘ
Brutus II ⓘ
Brutus XV ⓘ
The Federalist Papers ⓘ
subjectMatter constitutional design ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
liberty and rights ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
supports strong state governments ⓘ
warnsAbout dangers of centralized federal power ⓘ
potential erosion of state sovereignty ⓘ
threats to individual liberty ⓘ

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