Federalist No. 2
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Federalist No. 2 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for the advantages of a strong, unified national government for the newly independent United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federalist No. 2 canonical | 3 |
| The Federalist No. 2 | 3 |
| Federalist Paper No. 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820280 — 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. 2 Context triple: [John Jay, authorOf, Federalist No. 2]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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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.
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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
- 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. 2 Target entity description: Federalist No. 2 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for the advantages of a strong, unified national government for the newly independent United States.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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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.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Federalist Paper No. 2
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linked to:
Federalist No. 2
The Federalist No. 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Federalist No. 2
|
| arguesAgainst |
confederation of separate sovereignties
ⓘ
disunion of the American states ⓘ |
| author | John Jay ⓘ |
| citedBy |
constitutional commentators
ⓘ
legal scholars ⓘ |
| collection |
The Federalist
ⓘ
linked to:
The Federalist Papers
|
| collectionEditors |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ John Jay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows |
Federalist No. 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Federalist No. 1
|
| genre |
constitutional theory
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Publius ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution
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post-American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| influenced | American constitutional interpretation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American Revolutionary ideals ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
American union
ⓘ
advantages of a strong national government ⓘ political unity of the states ⓘ ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | pro-ratification ⓘ |
| precedes | Federalist No. 3 ⓘ |
| pseudonymUsed | Publius ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1787 ⓘ |
| publicationLocation | New York ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | New York packet newspaper ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advocate for a unified national government
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to persuade states to ratify the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| setting |
newly independent United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Union of the American states
|
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the ratification debates
ⓘ
scholarly analysis on American federalism ⓘ |
| supports | strong centralized federal government ⓘ |
| theme |
national security through union
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prudence in political decision-making ⓘ shared American identity ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early years of the United States ⓘ |
| workTitle | Federalist No. 2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Federalist No. 2 Description of subject: Federalist No. 2 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for the advantages of a strong, unified national government for the newly independent United States.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Federalist No. 2
linked to: Federalist No. 2
linked to: Federalist No. 2
subject linked to:
Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer)
linked to: Federalist No. 2