The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
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"The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained Context triple: [Federalist No. 40, alternateTitle, The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained]
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A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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C.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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D.
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States is an 1814 political treatise by John Taylor of Caroline that offers a states’ rights, agrarian, and anti-Federalist critique of the U.S. Constitution and federal power.
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A Disquisition on Government
A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
- 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 Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained Target entity description: "The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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B.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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C.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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D.
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States is an 1814 political treatise by John Taylor of Caroline that offers a states’ rights, agrarian, and anti-Federalist critique of the U.S. Constitution and federal power.
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E.
A Disquisition on Government
A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
compatibility of the Constitution with the Convention’s mandate
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scope of delegated powers to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Federalist No. 40
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surface form:
Federalist 40
Federalist No. XL ⓘ |
| alternateTitleOf | Federalist No. 40 ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defends | authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose a new constitution ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional law essay
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasNumberInSeries | 40 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOfDebate | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| placeOfContext | Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
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| politicalPurpose | advocacy for ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| publicationLocation | New York ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Federalist No. 39
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The Federalist No. 41 ⓘ |
| series | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| subject |
authority of the Constitutional Convention
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legitimacy of the United States Constitution ⓘ mixed government ⓘ powers of the Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| supportsDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
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Subject: The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained Description of subject: "The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
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Federalist No. 40
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alternateTitle
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The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
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