Federalist No. 49
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Federalist No. 49 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues against frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution, emphasizing the need for stability in government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federalist No. 49 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11315784 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federalist No. 49 Context triple: [Federalist No. 50, relatedWork, Federalist No. 49]
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A.
Federalist No. 53
Federalist No. 53 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the length of terms for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and discusses the need for legislative experience and knowledge.
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Federalist No. 52
Federalist No. 52 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure, qualifications, and election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
The Federalist No. 43
The Federalist No. 43 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends several key constitutional powers of the federal government, including those related to intellectual property, the admission of new states, and the guarantee of a republican form of government.
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D.
Federalist No. 40
Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
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E.
Federalist No. 63
Federalist No. 63 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the structure and role of the United States Senate as a stabilizing, deliberative body in the new republic.
- 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: Federalist No. 49 Target entity description: Federalist No. 49 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues against frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution, emphasizing the need for stability in government.
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A.
Federalist No. 53
Federalist No. 53 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the length of terms for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and discusses the need for legislative experience and knowledge.
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B.
Federalist No. 52
Federalist No. 52 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure, qualifications, and election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
The Federalist No. 43
The Federalist No. 43 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends several key constitutional powers of the federal government, including those related to intellectual property, the admission of new states, and the guarantee of a republican form of government.
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D.
Federalist No. 40
Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
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E.
Federalist No. 63
Federalist No. 63 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the structure and role of the United States Senate as a stabilizing, deliberative body in the new republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Constitution ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
infrequent constitutional conventions
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stability in government ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| collectionEditor |
Alexander Hamilton
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James Madison ⓘ John Jay ⓘ |
| concern |
avoidance of factional turbulence
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maintenance of public confidence in the Constitution ⓘ preservation of the separation of powers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques | Thomas Jefferson’s proposal for frequent constitutional conventions ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dangers of political instability
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importance of constitutional veneration ⓘ risk of passion overruling reason in politics ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm |
newspaper essay
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political pamphlet essay ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debate over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| includedIn | first collected book edition of The Federalist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Enlightenment political theory
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republicanism ⓘ |
| positionOnConstitution | supports the proposed U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
amendment process
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constitutional stability ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ role of the people in constitutional change ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article V of the United States Constitution
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doctrine of separation of powers ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Federalist No. 48
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Federalist No. 50 ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 49 ⓘ |
| supportsPrinciple |
checks and balances
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limited government ⓘ |
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Subject: Federalist No. 49 Description of subject: Federalist No. 49 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues against frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution, emphasizing the need for stability in government.
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