Publius
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Publius was the shared pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay when writing the influential essays known as The Federalist Papers advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Publius canonical | 20 |
| Publius (pseudonymous author of The Federalist Papers) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective pseudonym
ⓘ
pseudonym ⓘ |
| activeIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| collectiveAuthorOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| context | debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | author of The Federalist in original publications ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional theory
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ political writing ⓘ |
| genre | political essay ⓘ |
| HamiltonContributionsCount | 51 essays (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ John Jay ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Publius Valerius Publicola
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
checks and balances
ⓘ
factions and extended republic ⓘ independence of the judiciary ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ structure of the proposed federal government ⓘ |
| influenced |
American constitutional interpretation
ⓘ
Federalist political thought ⓘ |
| JayContributionsCount | 5 essays (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| MadisonContributionsCount | 29 essays (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| medium | newspapers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Federalist No. 1
ⓘ
Federalist No. 10 ⓘ
surface form:
The Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51 ⓘ
surface form:
The Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 78 ⓘ
surface form:
The Federalist No. 78
|
| publishedIn |
The Daily Advertiser
ⓘ
The Independent Journal ⓘ The New York Packet ⓘ |
| purpose |
explaining the proposed U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
influencing public opinion in favor of the new Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anti-Federalist Papers
ⓘ
Federalism in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1787
ⓘ
1788 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ John Jay ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| usedIn | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Publius (pseudonymous author of The Federalist Papers)