Anti-Federalist Papers
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The Anti-Federalist Papers are a collection of essays written in the late 1780s that argued against ratifying the U.S. Constitution and warned about the dangers of a strong central government.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Anti-Federalist Papers Context triple: [Anti-Federalists, produced, Anti-Federalist Papers]
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The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers is a landmark collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that argued for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and shaped American political theory.
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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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.
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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anti-Federalist Papers Target entity description: The Anti-Federalist Papers are a collection of essays written in the late 1780s that argued against ratifying the U.S. Constitution and warned about the dangers of a strong central government.
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A.
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers is a landmark collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that argued for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and shaped American political theory.
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B.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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C.
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.
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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. 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American political literature
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collection of political writings ⓘ essays ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
decentralized government
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protection of individual rights ⓘ strong state governments ⓘ |
| circulatedAs |
newspaper essays
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pamphlets ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| endTime | 1788 ⓘ |
| genre |
pamphlet literature
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political essay ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
American constitutional interpretation
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American political thought ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Agrippa essays
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Brutus essays ⓘ
linked to:
Brutus
Cato essays ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Federalist Papers
Centinel essays ⓘ Federal Farmer letters ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Federalist Papers
Letters of a Federal Farmer ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Federalist Papers
Old Whig essays ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor |
Agrippa
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Brutus ⓘ Cato ⓘ Centinel ⓘ Federal Farmer ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debates over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | adoption of the United States Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
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federalism in the United States ⓘ individual liberties ⓘ ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ republicanism ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
ratification of the United States Constitution
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strong centralized federal government ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
Anti-Federalist
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linked to:
Anti-Federalists
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| publicationPeriod | late 1780s ⓘ |
| startTime | 1787 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Founding Era
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linked to:
American Revolutionary era
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| warnsAbout |
absence of a bill of rights in the original Constitution
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dangers of consolidated power ⓘ insufficient representation in a large republic ⓘ potential tyranny of a strong central government ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
authors using pseudonyms such as Brutus, Cato, Centinel, Federal Farmer
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various anonymous authors ⓘ |
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Subject: Anti-Federalist Papers Description of subject: The Anti-Federalist Papers are a collection of essays written in the late 1780s that argued against ratifying the U.S. Constitution and warned about the dangers of a strong central government.
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Federal Farmer (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer)
linked to: Anti-Federalist Papers
Mercy Otis Warren
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Observations on the New Constitution, and on the Federal and State Conventions
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The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
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Anti-Federalist writings
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The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot
linked to: Anti-Federalist Papers
Ratification of the United States Constitution
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Anti-Federalist Papers
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History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
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Observations on the New Constitution
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