The Federalist No. 1

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The Federalist No. 1 is the introductory essay to The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton under the pseudonym Publius to argue for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
pamphlet article
political essay
alternateTitle The Federalist No. 1
surface form: Federalist No. 1

The Federalist No. 1
surface form: Federalist Paper No. 1
author Alexander Hamilton
authorPseudonym Publius
countryOfOrigin United States of America
describes the stakes of adopting or rejecting the Constitution
discusses consequences of dismemberment of the Union
foreign influence on divided American states
the need for an energetic government
emphasizes the importance of union for American prosperity
the role of reflection and choice in forming government
famousPassage whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice
firstPublishedIn The Independent Journal
surface form: Independent Journal
followedBy Federalist No. 2
surface form: The Federalist No. 2
genre constitutional theory
political philosophy
hasAuthorRole Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer)
surface form: Alexander Hamilton as Publius
hasInfluenced American constitutional interpretation
scholarship on The Federalist Papers
historicalContext debates over ratification of the United States Constitution
post–American Revolutionary War period
includedIn first collected edition of The Federalist (1788)
language English
locationOfPublication New York City
mainSubject dangers of disunion
political factions
popular government
ratification of the United States Constitution
republican government
union of the American states
opposes Anti-Federalist arguments
partOf The Federalist Papers
politicalIdeology classical republicanism
liberal constitutionalism
politicalPosition Federalists
surface form: Federalist
publicationDate 1787-10-27
purpose to advocate ratification of the United States Constitution
to introduce the arguments of The Federalist Papers
seriesOrdinal 1
subtitle General Introduction
targetAudience voters of New York
title The Federalist No. 1 self-link
warnsAgainst appeals to passion over reason in political debate
demagogues
workLocation New York

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Publius notableWork The Federalist No. 1
Federalist No. 2 follows The Federalist No. 1
this entity surface form: Federalist No. 1
The Federalist No. 1 title The Federalist No. 1 self-link
The Federalist No. 1 alternateTitle The Federalist No. 1
this entity surface form: Federalist No. 1
The Federalist No. 1 alternateTitle The Federalist No. 1
this entity surface form: Federalist Paper No. 1
Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer) subjectOf The Federalist No. 1
subject surface form: Publius