The Federalist No. 29
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The Federalist No. 29 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for a well-regulated militia under federal authority as essential to national security and effective governance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Federalist No. 29 canonical | 2 |
| Federalist No. 29 | 1 |
| Federalist Paper No. 29 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8024442 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 29 Context triple: [The Federalist No. 30, isPrecededBy, The Federalist No. 29]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Federalist No. 39
The Federalist No. 39 is an essay by James Madison that analyzes the republican and federal nature of the proposed U.S. Constitution, explaining how it balances national and state powers.
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D.
The Federalist No. 32
The Federalist No. 32 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton that analyzes the division of taxation and sovereignty between the federal government and the states under the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
The Federalist No. 31
The Federalist No. 31 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the necessity and scope of the federal government’s power of taxation within the proposed U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 29 Target entity description: The Federalist No. 29 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for a well-regulated militia under federal authority as essential to national security and effective governance.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Federalist No. 39
The Federalist No. 39 is an essay by James Madison that analyzes the republican and federal nature of the proposed U.S. Constitution, explaining how it balances national and state powers.
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D.
The Federalist No. 32
The Federalist No. 32 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton that analyzes the division of taxation and sovereignty between the federal government and the states under the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
The Federalist No. 31
The Federalist No. 31 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the necessity and scope of the federal government’s power of taxation within the proposed U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
justify constitutional provisions on the militia
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reassure the public about federal control of the militia ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
Federalist No. 29
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linked to:
The Federalist No. 29
Federalist Paper No. 29 ⓘ
linked to:
The Federalist No. 29
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| arguesAgainst |
an excessively large standing army
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complete state control of militias without federal coordination ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
a well-regulated militia
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federal authority over the militia ⓘ limited but effective federal control of military force ⓘ uniform regulation of state militias ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander Hamilton’s political thought ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| citedIn |
scholarship on U.S. civil–military relations
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scholarship on the Second Amendment ⓘ |
| context | debate over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
balance between liberty and security
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division of authority between federal and state governments over the militia ⓘ organization and training of the militia ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Federalist viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of the militia clause in the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedIn | book edition of The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
United States national defense
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civil–military relations ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ militia ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | support for the proposed United States Constitution ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| publisher |
New York–area newspapers
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linked to:
New York newspapers
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| relatedTo |
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
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Second Amendment historical background ⓘ powers of Congress over the militia ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 29 ⓘ |
| seriesOrderWithinTheFederalistPapers | 29 ⓘ |
| statesPurposeOfMilitia |
national security
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support of civil authority ⓘ |
| subtitle | Concerning the Militia ⓘ |
| supports | civilian control of military power through constitutional structures ⓘ |
| title | The Federalist No. 29 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Federalist No. 29 Description of subject: The Federalist No. 29 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for a well-regulated militia under federal authority as essential to national security and effective governance.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: The Federalist No. 29
linked to: The Federalist No. 29