Thoughts on Government
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Thoughts on Government is a 1776 political pamphlet by John Adams that outlines his influential vision for republican government and the separation of powers in the emerging United States.
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
political pamphlet
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treatise on government → written work → |
| advocatesFor |
checks and balances
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mixed government → protection of individual liberties → rule of law → |
| author |
John Adams
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| circaPageCount |
short pamphlet
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| circulation |
widely circulated among American revolutionaries
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| commissionedBy |
North Carolina leaders
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dateWritten |
1776
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| genre |
political theory
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republicanism → |
| hasPart |
discussion of executive power
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discussion of judicial power → discussion of legislative power → |
| historicalContext |
American Revolutionary War
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| influenced |
Massachusetts Constitution
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state constitutions of the United States → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political philosophy
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classical republicanism → |
| keyConcept |
balanced constitution
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government based on consent of the governed → representation of the people → virtue in republican government → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
American Revolution
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constitutional design → republican government → separation of powers → |
| notableFor |
early articulation of separation of powers in the United States
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influence on early American constitutional thought → |
| opposes |
concentration of power in a single assembly
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unicameral legislature → |
| placeOfWriting |
Philadelphia
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| politicalPosition |
rejection of hereditary monarchy
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rejection of pure democracy → support for republicanism → |
| proposes |
bicameral legislature
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independent judiciary → separate executive branch → |
| publicationYear |
1776
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| purpose |
to advise on forming new state governments
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| relatedWork |
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
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Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 → The Federalist Papers → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John Adams
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