Brutus XI

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Brutus XI is one of the pseudonymous Anti-Federalist essays written under the name "Brutus," critiquing the proposed U.S. Constitution and warning about the dangers of a powerful federal judiciary.

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instanceOf Anti-Federalist paper
pamphlet
political essay
argues federal courts would interpret the Constitution broadly
judges would not be effectively controlled by the people
judicial power could undermine the legislative authority of the states
judiciary could gradually extend its jurisdiction
lifetime tenure of judges is dangerous without sufficient checks
concerns interpretive power of the Supreme Court
lack of clear limits on judicial power
countryOfOrigin United States of America
criticizes Article III of the United States Constitution
scope of federal judicial power under the proposed Constitution
critiques proposed United States Constitution of 1787
documentType newspaper essay
genre constitutional criticism
political theory
hasAuthor Brutus VII
surface form: Brutus (pseudonym)
hasPseudonymousAuthor likely Robert Yates (attributed)
historicalContext ratification debates of the United States Constitution
influenced later Anti-Federalist thought on the judiciary
intendedAudience opponents and skeptics of the proposed Constitution
voters in New York
language English
mainSubject United States Constitution
federal judiciary of the United States
federalism in the United States
judicial review
separation of powers
opposes arguments of The Federalist Papers
strong centralized national government
partOf Anti-Federalist Papers
Letters of Brutus
surface form: Brutus essays
politicalIdeology republicanism
states’ rights constitutionalism
politicalPosition Anti-Federalist
publicationPeriod 1787–1788
relatedWork Brutus XII NERFINISHED
Brutus XV
supports retention of significant powers by the states
strict limits on federal judicial authority
timePeriod 18th century
warnsAbout consolidation of national power
dangers of a powerful federal judiciary
erosion of state sovereignty
judicial supremacy

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