Federalist No. 50
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Federalist No. 50 is an essay in The Federalist Papers, written under the pseudonym Publius, that examines the effectiveness of periodic appeals to the people as a check on constitutional abuses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federalist No. 50 canonical | 2 |
| Federalist Paper No. 50 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2393079 — 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: Federalist No. 50 Context triple: [Federalist No. 51, follows, Federalist No. 50]
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A.
Federalist No. 52
Federalist No. 52 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure, qualifications, and election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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B.
The Federalist No. 45
The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
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C.
Federalist No. 79
Federalist No. 79 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends the constitutional provisions for judicial compensation and the independence of federal judges.
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D.
Federalist No. 81
Federalist No. 81 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure and powers of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court and the principle of judicial review.
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E.
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 51 is an essay by James Madison that explains and defends the principles of checks and balances and the separation of powers in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federalist No. 50 Target entity description: Federalist No. 50 is an essay in The Federalist Papers, written under the pseudonym Publius, that examines the effectiveness of periodic appeals to the people as a check on constitutional abuses.
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A.
Federalist No. 52
Federalist No. 52 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure, qualifications, and election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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B.
The Federalist No. 45
The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
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C.
Federalist No. 79
Federalist No. 79 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends the constitutional provisions for judicial compensation and the independence of federal judges.
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D.
Federalist No. 81
Federalist No. 81 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure and powers of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court and the principle of judicial review.
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E.
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 51 is an essay by James Madison that explains and defends the principles of checks and balances and the separation of powers in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Federalist No. 50
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surface form:
Federalist Paper No. 50
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| arguesAgainst | reliance on frequent popular conventions as a primary safeguard ⓘ |
| author |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ John Jay ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Publius ⓘ |
| citationStyleTitle | No. 50: Periodic Appeals to the People ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discusses |
dangers of faction in periodic conventions
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limitations of popular passion in constitutional review ⓘ |
| examines | use of special conventions to review government conduct ⓘ |
| focusesOn | effectiveness of periodic appeals to the people as a check on constitutional abuses ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | interpretations of constitutional checks and balances ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor | Publius ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debate over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| includedIn | first collected edition of The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | serial publication ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
|
| positionInSeries |
follows Federalist No. 49
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precedes Federalist No. 51 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | New York ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Federalist No. 49
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Federalist No. 51 ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mechanisms to prevent constitutional abuses ⓘ |
| supports | structural constitutional checks within government ⓘ |
| title | Federalist No. 50 self-link ⓘ |
| topic |
United States Constitution
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checks and balances ⓘ constitutional design ⓘ periodic appeals to the people ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York newspapers ⓘ |
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Subject: Federalist No. 50 Description of subject: Federalist No. 50 is an essay in The Federalist Papers, written under the pseudonym Publius, that examines the effectiveness of periodic appeals to the people as a check on constitutional abuses.
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this entity surface form:
Federalist Paper No. 50