The Federalist No. 45
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The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Federalist No. 45 canonical | 3 |
| Federalist No. 45 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 45 Context triple: [The Federalist No. 44, followedBy, The Federalist No. 45]
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A.
The Federalist No. 44
The Federalist No. 44 is an essay by James Madison defending key constitutional powers of the federal government, including the scope of congressional authority and limits on state legislation.
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B.
The Federalist No. 43
The Federalist No. 43 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends several key constitutional powers of the federal government, including those related to intellectual property, the admission of new states, and the guarantee of a republican form of government.
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C.
The Federalist No. 34
The Federalist No. 34 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for broad federal taxing power as essential to national defense and effective government.
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The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 33 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton defending the scope of federal legislative authority under the U.S. Constitution, particularly in response to fears about implied powers.
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E.
The Federalist No. 32
The Federalist No. 32 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton that analyzes the division of taxation and sovereignty between the federal government and the states under the U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 45 Target entity description: The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
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A.
The Federalist No. 44
The Federalist No. 44 is an essay by James Madison defending key constitutional powers of the federal government, including the scope of congressional authority and limits on state legislation.
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B.
The Federalist No. 43
The Federalist No. 43 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends several key constitutional powers of the federal government, including those related to intellectual property, the admission of new states, and the guarantee of a republican form of government.
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C.
The Federalist No. 34
The Federalist No. 34 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for broad federal taxing power as essential to national defense and effective government.
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D.
The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 33 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton defending the scope of federal legislative authority under the U.S. Constitution, particularly in response to fears about implied powers.
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E.
The Federalist No. 32
The Federalist No. 32 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton that analyzes the division of taxation and sovereignty between the federal government and the states under the U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | The Federalist No. 46 ⓘ |
| follows | The Federalist No. 44 ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American constitutional interpretation of federalism
ⓘ
judicial reasoning on scope of federal power ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution
division of powers between federal government and states ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
|
| positionHeld |
argues that federal powers are limited and enumerated
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argues that state governments retain broad, residual powers ⓘ argues that the Constitution preserves states’ powers ⓘ claims federal powers are principally external, relating to war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce ⓘ claims state powers concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people ⓘ defends expansion of federal authority as necessary for effective governance ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Boston Daily Advertiser
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surface form:
Daily Advertiser
The Independent Journal ⓘ
surface form:
Independent Journal
The New York Packet ⓘ
surface form:
New York Packet
|
| relatedConcept |
enumerated powers
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limited government ⓘ reserved powers ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 45 ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
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surface form:
The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered
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| workLocation | New York ⓘ |
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Subject: The Federalist No. 45 Description of subject: The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
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this entity surface form:
Federalist No. 45