The Federalist No. 39
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The Federalist No. 39 is an essay by James Madison that analyzes the republican and federal nature of the proposed U.S. Constitution, explaining how it balances national and state powers.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Federalist No. 39 canonical | 2 |
| Federalist No. 39 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T336160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalist No. 39 Context triple: [The Federalist No. 44, inCollectionWith, The Federalist No. 39]
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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. 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.
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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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: The Federalist No. 39 Target entity description: The Federalist No. 39 is an essay by James Madison that analyzes the republican and federal nature of the proposed U.S. Constitution, explaining how it balances national and state powers.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles ⓘ |
| analyzes | whether the Constitution is federal or national ⓘ |
| argues |
the Constitution conforms to republican principles
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the proposed government is partly federal and partly national ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| comparesWith | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
checks and balances
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federal character of the proposed Constitution ⓘ national character of the proposed Constitution ⓘ ratification process of the Constitution ⓘ representation of the people ⓘ republican form of government ⓘ role of the states in the union ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
constitutional law scholarship
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debates over states’ rights ⓘ interpretations of American federalism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
compound republic
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derivation of governmental authority from the people ⓘ limited government ⓘ sovereignty shared between nation and states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
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division of powers ⓘ federalism ⓘ national versus state sovereignty ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| mentions | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
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| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| purpose | to defend the proposed United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Federalist No. 10
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surface form:
The Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51 ⓘ
surface form:
The Federalist No. 51
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| seriesNumber | 39 ⓘ |
| setting | debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
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Subject: The Federalist No. 39 Description of subject: The Federalist No. 39 is an essay by James Madison that analyzes the republican and federal nature of the proposed U.S. Constitution, explaining how it balances national and state powers.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Federalist No. 39
The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
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The Federalist No. 39
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