The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation

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"The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation" is the subtitle of Federalist No. 31, an essay by Alexander Hamilton arguing for the necessity and scope of the federal government's authority to levy taxes under the proposed U.S. Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper subtitle
essay section title
addressesConcern fear of excessive federal taxation
potential conflict between federal and state taxing powers
argumentPosition supports broad federal taxing power
associatedWork The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED
author Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED
collection The Federalist NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasAuthorRole Alexander Hamilton as Publius NERFINISHED
hasForm newspaper essay subtitle
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance contributed to intellectual justification for federal taxing power in the U.S.
intendedAudience voters of New York
isContinuationOfSubjectIntroducedIn Federalist No. 30 NERFINISHED
isSubtitleOf Federalist No. 31 NERFINISHED
keyClaim a government must have a power of taxation commensurate with its responsibilities
limitations on federal taxation should not undermine national security and public welfare
language English
mainTopic constitutional interpretation of taxing power
federal power of taxation
necessity of federal taxation power
scope of federal taxing authority
partOfSeries essays defending the proposed U.S. Constitution
philosophicalApproach rational argument based on political necessity
politicalAlignment Federalist NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 18th century
publicationContext debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution
relatedTo Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
division of taxing powers between federal and state governments
federalism in the United States
seriesNumberOfContainingEssay 31
supportsDocument proposed United States Constitution

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The Federalist No. 31 subtitle The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation