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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States Context triple: [The Federalist No. 44, hasWorkTitle, Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States]
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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The Man Versus the State
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
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E.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States Target entity description: "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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A.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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B.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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C.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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D.
The Man Versus the State
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
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E.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Federalist No. 44
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surface form:
Federalist No. 44
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| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| cites | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| collectionEditor |
Alexander Hamilton
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John Jay ⓘ |
| comparesWith | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
necessary and proper clause implications for states
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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
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surface form:
Federalist No. 45
The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members ⓘ |
| follows |
The Federalist No. 43
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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
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| hasForm |
newspaper essay
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political pamphlet essay ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| includedIn | first collected edition of The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| influenced |
American constitutional jurisprudence
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interpretation of Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution
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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
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surface form:
Federalist
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| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend constitutional limits on state authority
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to persuade New York ratification of the Constitution ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInWork | 44 ⓘ |
| workLocationOfAuthor | New York ⓘ |
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The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
this entity surface form:
The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered