Federalist No. 40
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Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federalist No. 40 canonical | 2 |
| Federalist 40 | 1 |
| The Federalist No. 40 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T507725 — 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: Federalist No. 40 Context triple: [Article VII of the United States Constitution, citedIn, Federalist No. 40]
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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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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. 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. 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. 46
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.
- 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: Federalist No. 40 Target entity description: Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
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A.
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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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. 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. 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. 46
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained ⓘ |
| argues |
the Articles of Confederation were inadequate for effective government
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the Convention acted within a reasonable interpretation of its authority ⓘ the people may alter or abolish their form of government ⓘ Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form:
the proposed Constitution was justified by necessity
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| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| discusses |
distinction between revision and replacement of a government frame
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ratification by conventions of the people in the several states ⓘ replacement of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ scope of powers granted to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ sovereignty of the people ⓘ whether the Convention exceeded its mandate ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional theory
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNumberWithinWork | XL ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle |
Federalist No. 40
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Federalist No. 40
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| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| includedIn | first collected edition of The Federalist (1788) ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Articles of Confederation
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Constitutional Convention ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ constitutional authority ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ legality of the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | New York newspaper ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York ⓘ |
| positionInSeries |
follows Federalist No. 39
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precedes Federalist No. 41 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to address objections about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation
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to defend the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new frame of government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Articles of Confederation
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United States Constitution ⓘ Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form:
United States Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| seriesNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| supports | adoption of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
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Subject: Federalist No. 40 Description of subject: Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article VII of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
The Federalist No. 40
The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
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alternateTitleOf
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Federalist No. 40
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The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
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alsoKnownAs
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Federalist No. 40
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this entity surface form:
Federalist 40