Federalist No. 61
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Federalist No. 61 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate the times, places, and manner of holding elections for its members.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federalist No. 61 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federalist No. 61 Context triple: [The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members, relatedWork, Federalist No. 61]
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Federalist No. 60
Federalist No. 60 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that defends the U.S. Constitution by arguing that congressional power over the regulation of elections will not be used to favor particular classes or factions.
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Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 59 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate the times, places, and manner of congressional elections.
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C.
Federalist No. 63
Federalist No. 63 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the structure and role of the United States Senate as a stabilizing, deliberative body in the new republic.
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D.
Federalist No. 79
Federalist No. 79 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends the constitutional provisions for judicial compensation and the independence of federal judges.
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E.
The Federalist No. 45
The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
- 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. 61 Target entity description: Federalist No. 61 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate the times, places, and manner of holding elections for its members.
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A.
Federalist No. 60
Federalist No. 60 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that defends the U.S. Constitution by arguing that congressional power over the regulation of elections will not be used to favor particular classes or factions.
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B.
Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 59 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate the times, places, and manner of congressional elections.
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C.
Federalist No. 63
Federalist No. 63 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the structure and role of the United States Senate as a stabilizing, deliberative body in the new republic.
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D.
Federalist No. 79
Federalist No. 79 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that explains and defends the constitutional provisions for judicial compensation and the independence of federal judges.
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E.
The Federalist No. 45
The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| analyzes | Article I Section 4 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | exclusive state control over congressional elections ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
federal oversight of state election regulations
ⓘ
flexibility in setting election times and places ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
potential abuses in state control of elections
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uniformity of election rules ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| defends | constitutional authority of Congress over election regulations ⓘ |
| discusses |
House of Representatives elections
ⓘ
Senate elections ⓘ state legislatures ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of national interest in election rules
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need to prevent election manipulation ⓘ |
| federalistPaperNumber | 61 ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Federalist viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ratification debates over the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| includedIn | first collected edition of The Federalist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
delegates considering ratification of the Constitution
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voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalBasis | republican government principles ⓘ |
| positionInSeries |
follows Federalist No. 60
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precedes Federalist No. 62 ⓘ |
| primaryNewspaper | The New York Packet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Publius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | New York newspapers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Federalist No. 52
NERFINISHED
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Federalist No. 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ Federalist No. 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ Federalist No. 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 61 ⓘ |
| supports | power of Congress to alter state election regulations ⓘ |
| topic |
constitutional powers of Congress
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elections to the United States Congress ⓘ federalism in election regulation ⓘ regulation of congressional elections ⓘ times places and manner of holding elections ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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