The Federalist No. 32
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Federalist No. 32 canonical | 4 |
| Federalist No. 32 | 1 |
| precedes The Federalist No. 32 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 32 Context triple: [The Federalist No. 33, relatedWork, The Federalist No. 32]
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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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B.
The Federalist No. 44
The Federalist No. 44 is an essay by James Madison defending key constitutional powers of the federal government, including the scope of congressional authority and limits on state legislation.
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The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers is a landmark collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that argued for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and shaped American political theory.
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit
Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit is a foundational 1791 Treasury report that proposed the creation of a national bank to stabilize and develop the early United States economy.
- 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. 32 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
The Federalist No. 44
The Federalist No. 44 is an essay by James Madison defending key constitutional powers of the federal government, including the scope of congressional authority and limits on state legislation.
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C.
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers is a landmark collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that argued for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and shaped American political theory.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit
Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit is a foundational 1791 Treasury report that proposed the creation of a national bank to stabilize and develop the early United States economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| argues |
exclusive federal powers arise when a power is granted to the Union and a similar power is expressly prohibited to the states
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exclusive federal powers arise when the Constitution grants a power exclusively ⓘ exclusive federal powers arise when the Constitution prohibits the states from exercising a power ⓘ states retain sovereignty except where exclusively delegated to the Union ⓘ taxation is generally a concurrent power ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
concurrent powers of taxation
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constitutional limits on state sovereignty ⓘ exclusive powers of the federal government ⓘ taxation authority of the federal government ⓘ taxation authority of the states ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Federalist No. 33 ⓘ |
| follows | The Federalist No. 31 ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional theory
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
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surface form:
The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
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| hasWorkTitle |
The Federalist No. 32
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Federalist No. 32
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| historicalContext | debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | interpretations of concurrent taxation powers in U.S. constitutional law ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
division of taxation powers
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federal powers ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ state powers ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn |
Boston Daily Advertiser
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surface form:
The Daily Advertiser
The Independent Journal ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 32 ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Publius ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend the allocation of taxing power in the proposed Constitution
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to reassure states about retained sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution ⓘ Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Supremacy Clause ⓘ taxation clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early American Republic ⓘ |
| supports | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Federalist No. 32
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precedes The Federalist No. 32