Federalist No. 3
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Federalist No. 3 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues a strong unified national government is essential for maintaining peace and security, particularly in foreign affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federalist No. 3 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820281 — 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: Federalist No. 3 Context triple: [John Jay, authorOf, Federalist No. 3]
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A.
Federalist No. 2
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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B.
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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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. 3 Target entity description: Federalist No. 3 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues a strong unified national government is essential for maintaining peace and security, particularly in foreign affairs.
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A.
Federalist No. 2
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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B.
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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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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| argues |
a national government can select more qualified leaders for foreign negotiations
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a national government can speak with one voice in foreign policy ⓘ a national government will be more likely to observe treaties and international law ⓘ a single national government will better prevent wars caused by local conflicts ⓘ a strong unified national government is essential for maintaining peace ⓘ a strong unified national government is essential for security in foreign affairs ⓘ a union reduces the likelihood that individual states will provoke foreign powers ⓘ foreign nations will have fewer causes of complaint against a united America ⓘ |
| author |
John Jay
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Publius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Federalist No. 2 ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
collective security
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federalism ⓘ international relations ⓘ state sovereignty and union ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
Founding era of the United States
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| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
dangers from foreign force
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dangers from foreign influence ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ national security ⓘ peace and safety ⓘ union ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
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| positionInCollection | one of the early essays focused on external dangers ⓘ |
| precedes | Federalist No. 4 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1787 ⓘ |
| purpose | to persuade New Yorkers to support the proposed Constitution ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | 3 ⓘ |
| workFeaturedIn |
The Independent Journal
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The New York Packet ⓘ |
| workInChronologyOfAuthor | first of John Jay’s Federalist essays on foreign affairs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Federalist No. 3 Description of subject: Federalist No. 3 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues a strong unified national government is essential for maintaining peace and security, particularly in foreign affairs.
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