The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles

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"The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles" is the alternate title of Federalist No. 39, an essay by James Madison analyzing how the proposed U.S. Constitution aligns with republican ideals and balances federal and national characteristics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
founding-era American political document
political essay
addresses definition of a republic
popular sovereignty
ratification process of the Constitution
representation of the people
aimsTo reassure Anti-Federalists about republican nature of the Constitution
alternateTitleOf The Federalist No. 39
surface form: Federalist No. 39
analyzes conformity of the proposed Constitution to republican principles
distribution of powers between states and federal government
nature of the proposed U.S. government as partly federal and partly national
author James Madison
canonicalStatus core text in American constitutional thought
centralQuestion Whether the proposed Constitution is strictly republican
Whether the proposed system is federal, national, or mixed
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublishedIn New York
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasAlternateTitle The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles
hasKeyConcept compound republic
consent of the governed
division of sovereignty
limited government
hasLegalSignificance cited in U.S. constitutional law scholarship
used as evidence of original understanding of the Constitution
historicalPeriod Founding of the United States
surface form: American Founding Era
includedIn standard editions of The Federalist Papers
influenced American constitutional interpretation
theory of American federalism
language English
partOf The Federalist Papers
pseudonymousAuthor Publius
publicationMedium newspaper essay
publicationYear 1788
relatedWork Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
seriesNumber 39
subject United States Constitution
federalism
mixed federal-national system
national government
republicanism
supports ratification of the U.S. Constitution

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The Federalist No. 39 alternateTitle The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles
The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles hasAlternateTitle The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles
subject surface form: Federalist No. 39