The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic
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"The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic" is the central thesis that American political institutions and practices are shifting toward imperial power structures that undermine traditional constitutional limits and republican governance.
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| The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic Context triple: [Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic, centralClaim, The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic]
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The Imperial Presidency
The Imperial Presidency is a influential 1973 book by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that critiques the expansion of U.S. presidential power beyond constitutional limits, especially in the 20th century.
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The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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D.
Fourth Party System in United States politics
The Fourth Party System in United States politics was the era from the 1890s to the early 1930s dominated by Republican ascendancy, progressive reforms, and realignments over industrialization and economic regulation.
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E.
United States federal power system
The United States federal power system is a network of federally owned hydroelectric dams and related infrastructure that generate and transmit electricity, primarily in the Western United States, under agencies such as the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- 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)
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Target entity: The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic Target entity description: "The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic" is the central thesis that American political institutions and practices are shifting toward imperial power structures that undermine traditional constitutional limits and republican governance.
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A.
The Imperial Presidency
The Imperial Presidency is a influential 1973 book by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that critiques the expansion of U.S. presidential power beyond constitutional limits, especially in the 20th century.
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B.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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C.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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D.
Fourth Party System in United States politics
The Fourth Party System in United States politics was the era from the 1890s to the early 1930s dominated by Republican ascendancy, progressive reforms, and realignments over industrialization and economic regulation.
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E.
United States federal power system
The United States federal power system is a network of federally owned hydroelectric dams and related infrastructure that generate and transmit electricity, primarily in the Western United States, under agencies such as the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
interpretation of American politics
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political argument ⓘ political thesis ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCentralClaim |
American political institutions are shifting toward imperial power structures
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imperial power structures undermine republican forms of governance ⓘ imperial power structures undermine traditional constitutional limits ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
bipartisan foreign policy consensus
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centralization of power in the federal government ⓘ civil liberties ⓘ congressional abdication of war powers ⓘ constitutional erosion ⓘ constitutional republic ⓘ corporate power in politics ⓘ covert interventions abroad ⓘ decline of legislative deliberation ⓘ democratic backsliding ⓘ emergency powers ⓘ empire ⓘ erosion of checks and balances ⓘ erosion of local self-government ⓘ executive dominance in foreign policy ⓘ executive orders ⓘ executive overreach ⓘ expansion of executive bureaucracy ⓘ expansion of the military-industrial complex ⓘ global military basing ⓘ hegemony ⓘ imperial ideology of exceptionalism ⓘ imperial overreach ⓘ imperial presidency ⓘ informal empire ⓘ militarism ⓘ national security state ⓘ oligarchic influence ⓘ permanent national security apparatus ⓘ permanent war ⓘ republicanism ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ surveillance state ⓘ unitary executive theory ⓘ |
| implies |
empire and constitutional republic are fundamentally in tension
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preservation of a constitutional republic requires limiting imperial tendencies ⓘ |
| isContestedBy | scholars who argue the United States remains a functioning constitutional republic ⓘ |
| isDiscussedInContextOf |
American foreign policy debates
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critiques of American hegemony ⓘ debates over executive power in the United States ⓘ |
| takesNormativeStance | imperial evolution is undesirable for republican governance ⓘ |
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Subject: The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic Description of subject: "The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic" is the central thesis that American political institutions and practices are shifting toward imperial power structures that undermine traditional constitutional limits and republican governance.
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
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centralClaim
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The United States is evolving into an empire incompatible with a constitutional republic
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