Federalist No. 51

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Federalist Paper political essay

Federalist No. 51 is an essay by James Madison that explains and defends the principles of checks and balances and the separation of powers in the proposed U.S. Constitution.

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Label	Occurrences
Federalist No. 51 canonical	5
The Federalist No. 51	5
Federalist 51	1
Federalist No. 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments	1
Federalist Paper No. 51	1

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Target entity: Federalist No. 51
Context triple: [The Federalist Papers, hasPart, Federalist No. 51]

A. Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 10 is an influential essay by James Madison that argues for a large republic as the best safeguard against the dangers of factions and majority tyranny in a democratic government.
B. The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 33 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton defending the scope of federal legislative authority under the U.S. Constitution, particularly in response to fears about implied powers.
C. The Federalist No. 45
The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
D. The Federalist No. 34
The Federalist No. 34 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for broad federal taxing power as essential to national defense and effective government.
E. The Federalist No. 46
The Federalist No. 46 is an essay by James Madison that argues for the compatibility of state and federal governments and emphasizes the ultimate authority of the people in the American constitutional system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Federalist No. 51
Target entity description: Federalist No. 51 is an essay by James Madison that explains and defends the principles of checks and balances and the separation of powers in the proposed U.S. Constitution.

A. Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 10 is an influential essay by James Madison that argues for a large republic as the best safeguard against the dangers of factions and majority tyranny in a democratic government.
B. The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 33 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton defending the scope of federal legislative authority under the U.S. Constitution, particularly in response to fears about implied powers.
C. The Federalist No. 45
The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
D. The Federalist No. 34
The Federalist No. 34 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for broad federal taxing power as essential to national defense and effective government.
E. The Federalist No. 46
The Federalist No. 46 is an essay by James Madison that argues for the compatibility of state and federal governments and emphasizes the ultimate authority of the people in the American constitutional system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Federalist Paper ⓘ political essay ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Federalist 51 ⓘ linked to: Federalist No. 51 Federalist Paper No. 51 ⓘ linked to: Federalist No. 51
arguesFor	checks and balances between branches ⓘ division of power between federal and state governments ⓘ independent branches of government ⓘ protection of individual liberty through institutional design ⓘ
associatedWith	United States constitutional law ⓘ
author	James Madison ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ
discusses	ambition counteracting ambition ⓘ executive branch ⓘ federalism ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ protection of minority rights ⓘ separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers ⓘ
emphasizes	importance of internal controls within government ⓘ need for government to control the governed and itself ⓘ
famousPassage	Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. ⓘ If men were angels, no government would be necessary. ⓘ
follows	Federalist No. 50 ⓘ
fullTitle	Federalist No. 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments ⓘ linked to: Federalist No. 51
genre	political theory ⓘ
historicalContext	debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
influenced	American constitutional interpretation ⓘ U.S. Supreme Court constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ modern theories of separation of powers ⓘ
intendedAudience	voters of New York ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTopic	U.S. Constitution ⓘ linked to: United States Constitution checks and balances ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ republican government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
originallyPublishedIn	New York newspapers ⓘ
partOf	campaign to ratify the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
positionInSeries	51 ⓘ
precedes	Federalist No. 52 ⓘ
pseudonymousAuthor	Publius ⓘ
publicationDate	1788 ⓘ
purpose	to defend the proposed U.S. Constitution ⓘ to explain mechanisms to prevent tyranny ⓘ to justify the structure of the national government ⓘ
series	The Federalist Papers ⓘ
usedIn	American civics education ⓘ constitutional law courses ⓘ

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The Federalist Papers → hasPart → Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

Federalists → keyText → The Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

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The Federalist No. 39 → relatedWork → The Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

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The Federalist No. 46 → relatedDocument → The Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

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Publius → notableWork → The Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

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Federalist No. 51 → alsoKnownAs → Federalist Paper No. 51 ⓘ

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Federalist No. 51 → alsoKnownAs → Federalist 51 ⓘ

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Federalist No. 51 → fullTitle → Federalist No. 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments ⓘ

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The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles → relatedWork → Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

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Federalist No. 50 → relatedWork → Federalist No. 51 ⓘ

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subject linked to: Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer)