The Federalist No. 46
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The Federalist No. 46 is an essay by James Madison that argues for the compatibility of state and federal governments and emphasizes the ultimate authority of the people in the American constitutional system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Federalist No. 46 canonical | 2 |
| Federalist No. 46 | 1 |
| Federalist Paper No. 46 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T336162 — 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. 46 Context triple: [The Federalist No. 44, inCollectionWith, The Federalist No. 46]
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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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The Federalist No. 39
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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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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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. 46 Target entity description: The Federalist No. 46 is an essay by James Madison that argues for the compatibility of state and federal governments and emphasizes the ultimate authority of the people in the American constitutional system.
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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. 39
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
The Federalist No. 46
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surface form:
Federalist No. 46
The Federalist No. 46 ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Paper No. 46
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| argues |
compatibility of state and federal governments
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federal usurpations can be resisted by states and the people ⓘ state governments will generally have more influence over the people than the federal government ⓘ ultimate authority resides in the people ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| citedBy |
U.S. political theorists
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constitutional historians ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
division of loyalty between state and federal governments
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means by which states can oppose federal encroachments ⓘ public opinion as a restraint on government ⓘ relative military power of the people and the federal government ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
clarifies Madison’s view of federalism
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influences understanding of balance between state and federal authority ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
American federalism
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checks on federal power ⓘ distribution of power in the U.S. Constitution ⓘ militia and armed citizenry as a check on standing armies ⓘ relationship between state and federal governments ⓘ role of the people in the American constitutional system ⓘ state governments as a counterweight to the federal government ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| philosophicalBasis |
popular sovereignty
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republicanism ⓘ |
| positionOnFederalPower | supports strong but limited federal government ⓘ |
| positionOnStatePower | supports significant residual powers for state governments ⓘ |
| publicationCity | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Federalist No. 10
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surface form:
The Federalist No. 10
The Federalist No. 45 ⓘ Federalist No. 51 ⓘ
surface form:
The Federalist No. 51
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 46 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
constitutional law scholarship
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debates over states’ rights ⓘ interpretations of the Second Amendment ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Federalist No. 46
this entity surface form:
Federalist Paper No. 46