The Political Theory of a Compound Republic

Target entity: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic
Context triple: [Vincent Ostrom, notableWork, The Political Theory of a Compound Republic]

• A. The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
  "The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
• B. A Fragment on Government
  A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
• C. Considerations on Representative Government
  Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
• D. An Essay on the First Principles of Government
  An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
• E. A Disquisition on Government
  A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic
Target entity description: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic is a seminal work in political science that analyzes how federal systems and shared authority among multiple governing units can enhance self-governance and limit centralized power.

• A. The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
  "The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
• B. A Fragment on Government
  A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
• C. Considerations on Representative Government
  Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
• D. An Essay on the First Principles of Government
  An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
• E. A Disquisition on Government
  A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
• F. None of above. chosen