Agrippa
E419197
Agrippa was the pseudonym used by an Anti-Federalist writer who authored influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 1780s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agrippa canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist author
ⓘ
pseudonymous political writer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 1780s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater powers for state governments
ⓘ
protection of local self-government ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | ratification debates of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
adequate representation of citizens
ⓘ
potential for tyranny in large republics ⓘ safeguards for civil liberties ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| genre | political essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
favoring decentralized federal structure
ⓘ
skeptical of consolidated national authority ⓘ |
| hasRole |
pamphleteer
ⓘ
political commentator ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federalism in the United States
ⓘ
individual rights ⓘ representation in government ⓘ republican government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | public opinion on ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Founding Era of the United States ⓘ |
| medium |
newspaper essays
ⓘ
printed pamphlets ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential Anti-Federalist essays ⓘ |
| opposed |
ratification of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
strong centralized national government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anti-Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Anti-Federalist movement
|
| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Anti-Federalist
|
| typeOfPseudonym | pen name ⓘ |
| usedFor | public debate over the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| usedIn | American political discourse ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
dangers of centralized power ⓘ liberty of the people ⓘ rights of the states ⓘ structure of the proposed federal government ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.