Brutus IX
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Brutus IX is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, continuing the critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution’s structure and its potential threat to individual liberties and state sovereignty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brutus IX canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist paper
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historical document ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo | persuade citizens and state ratifying conventions to reject or amend the Constitution ⓘ |
| argues |
a powerful federal judiciary would be difficult to control
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federal courts could interpret the Constitution to expand national power ⓘ state laws and constitutions could be undermined by federal authority ⓘ the proposed system endangers republican liberty ⓘ |
| concerns |
erosion of local self-government
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lack of effective checks on the federal judiciary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
potential consolidation of power in the national government
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scope of federal judicial power ⓘ structure of the proposed U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| discusses |
interpretive power of the Supreme Court
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judicial tenure during good behavior ⓘ supremacy of federal law ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalist
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| hasPoliticalPosition | opposition to ratification of the Constitution without significant amendments ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
constitutional interpretation
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federal judiciary ⓘ federal power ⓘ individual liberties ⓘ proposed United States Constitution ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ratification of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
United States Constitutional Convention and ratification debates
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| influenced | later Anti-Federalist and states’ rights arguments ⓘ |
| isLaterThan |
Brutus I
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Brutus II ⓘ Brutus III ⓘ Brutus IV ⓘ Brutus V ⓘ Brutus VI ⓘ Brutus VII ⓘ Brutus VIII ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anti-Federalist Papers
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Brutus essays ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1787–1788 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The Federalist Papers
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surface form:
Federalist Papers
debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
broad constitutional construction by federal courts
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judicial overreach ⓘ threats to individual liberties ⓘ threats to state sovereignty ⓘ |
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