Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States

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"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
alsoKnownAs The Federalist No. 44
surface form: "Federalist No. 44"
author James Madison
cites Articles of Confederation
collectionEditor Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
comparesWith Articles of Confederation
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
discusses necessary and proper clause implications for states
prohibitions on bills of credit
prohibitions on ex post facto laws
prohibitions on laws impairing the obligation of contracts
prohibitions on making anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts
prohibitions on state coinage
prohibitions on state treaties
prohibitions on titles of nobility
state import and export duties
state sovereignty under the Constitution
state war powers
supremacy of federal law
followedBy The Federalist No. 45
surface form: "Federalist No. 45"

The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members
follows The Federalist No. 43
surface form: "Federalist No. 43"

Necessary and Proper Clause
surface form: "The Powers Delegated by the Proposed Constitution to the Federal Government Are Few and Defined"
hasForm newspaper essay
political pamphlet essay
hasGenre constitutional commentary
political theory
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
includedIn first collected edition of The Federalist Papers
influenced American constitutional jurisprudence
interpretation of Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution
language English
mainSubject Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution
United States Constitution
surface form: "U.S. Constitution"

constitutional law
federalism in the United States
limits on state governments
partOf The Federalist Papers
placeOfPublication New York
politicalAlignment Federalists
surface form: "Federalist"
publicationDate 1788
publicationMedium New York newspaper
purpose to defend constitutional limits on state authority
to persuade New York ratification of the Constitution
seriesNumberInWork 44
workLocationOfAuthor New York

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Federalist No. 32 hasAlternativeTitle Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
this entity surface form: "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation"
The Federalist No. 44 hasWorkTitle Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
The Federalist No. 45 subtitle Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
this entity surface form: "The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered"

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