Brutus III

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Brutus III is the third in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratifying the proposed U.S. Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century work
Anti-Federalist essay
political essay
approximateDate 1787
author Brutus
authorPseudonymOf unknown author
citedAs Brutus No. 3
concernedWith adequacy of representation in Congress
distance between representatives and constituents
potential for aristocratic government
contrastsWith The Federalist Papers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes insufficient safeguards for individual rights
size and scope of the proposed federal legislature
documentType pamphlet-style essay
genre constitutional criticism
political theory
hasPerspective skepticism toward large, centralized republics
historicalPeriod Founding of the United States
surface form: American Founding era
historicalSignificance key text in Anti-Federalist constitutional thought
influenced public debate over U.S. Constitution ratification
intendedAudience general American public in 1787–1788
voters in ratifying conventions
language English
mainTopic dangers of consolidated national power
Virginia Plan
surface form: proposed U.S. Constitution

representation in a large republic
rights and liberties under the proposed Constitution
structure of the federal government
medium newspaper essay
opposes Federalist arguments for ratification
partOf Anti-Federalist Papers
Letters of Brutus
surface form: Brutus essays
politicalAlignment Anti-Federalists
surface form: Anti-Federalist
positionOn opposition to ratification of the U.S. Constitution
publishedIn New York
relatedWork Brutus I
Brutus II ONNED1
Brutus IV NERFINISHED

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Brutus IX isLaterThan Brutus III
Brutus XVI relatedWork Brutus III
Brutus X relatedWork Brutus III