The Federalist No. 30
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The Federalist No. 30 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton arguing for the necessity of granting the federal government broad taxation powers to ensure the financial stability and security of the United States under the proposed Constitution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Federalist No. 30 canonical | 2 |
| Federalist No. 30 | 1 |
| Federalist No. 30: Concerning the General Power of Taxation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1572386 — 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: The Federalist No. 30 Context triple: [The Federalist No. 34, relatedWork, The Federalist No. 30]
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A.
The Federalist No. 31
The Federalist No. 31 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the necessity and scope of the federal government’s power of taxation within the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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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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C.
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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D.
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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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 30 Target entity description: The Federalist No. 30 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton arguing for the necessity of granting the federal government broad taxation powers to ensure the financial stability and security of the United States under the proposed Constitution.
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A.
The Federalist No. 31
The Federalist No. 31 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the necessity and scope of the federal government’s power of taxation within the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate inadequacy of the Articles of Confederation revenue system
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justify granting Congress comprehensive taxing authority ⓘ |
| alsoPublishedIn |
The New York Packet
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surface form:
The New-York Packet
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| arguesAgainst |
exclusive reliance on state requisitions
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weak central fiscal authority ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
adequate federal resources for national defense
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adequate federal resources for public credit ⓘ broad federal taxation powers ⓘ independent revenue for the federal government ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| concerns |
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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surface form:
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| critiques | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Independent Journal ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
national defense financing
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national revenue ⓘ public credit ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
The Federalist No. 30
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Federalist No. 30: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
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| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumbering | 30 ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | interpretation of federal taxing power in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debates over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | The Federalist No. 31 ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | The Federalist No. 29 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
|
| positionInSeries | first of the Federalist essays on taxation ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
federal taxation power
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financial stability of the United States ⓘ fiscal powers of the federal government ⓘ revenue powers under the proposed Constitution ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1787-12-28 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | New York ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The Federalist No. 31
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The Federalist No. 32 ⓘ The Federalist No. 33 ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 30 ⓘ |
| supports | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| supportsDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| title |
The Federalist No. 30
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Federalist No. 30
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| writtenBy | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Federalist No. 30
this entity surface form:
Federalist No. 30: Concerning the General Power of Taxation