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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thoughts on Government canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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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 ⓘ |
| circaPageCount | short pamphlet ⓘ |
| circulation | widely circulated among American revolutionaries ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | North Carolina leaders ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateWritten | 1776 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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surface form:
Massachusetts Constitution
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 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| purpose | to advise on forming new state governments ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
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Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
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