Anti-Federalist Papers
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The Anti-Federalist Papers are a collection of essays written in the late 1780s that argued against ratifying the U.S. Constitution and warned about the dangers of a strong central government.
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| instanceOf |
American political literature
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collection of political writings ⓘ essays ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
decentralized government
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protection of individual rights ⓘ strong state governments ⓘ |
| circulatedAs |
newspaper essays
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pamphlets ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| endTime | 1788 ⓘ |
| genre |
pamphlet literature
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political essay ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
American constitutional interpretation
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American political thought ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Agrippa essays
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Brutus ⓘ
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Brutus essays
Anti-Federalist Papers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Cato essays
Centinel essays ⓘ Anti-Federalist Papers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Federal Farmer letters
Anti-Federalist Papers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Letters of a Federal Farmer
Old Whig essays ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor |
Agrippa
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Brutus ⓘ Cato ⓘ Centinel ⓘ Federal Farmer ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debates over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | adoption of the United States Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
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federalism in the United States ⓘ individual liberties ⓘ ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ republicanism ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
ratification of the United States Constitution
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strong centralized federal government ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
Anti-Federalists
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Anti-Federalist
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| publicationPeriod | late 1780s ⓘ |
| startTime | 1787 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Revolutionary era
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American Founding Era
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| warnsAbout |
absence of a bill of rights in the original Constitution
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dangers of consolidated power ⓘ insufficient representation in a large republic ⓘ potential tyranny of a strong central government ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
authors using pseudonyms such as Brutus, Cato, Centinel, Federal Farmer
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various anonymous authors ⓘ |
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Federal Farmer
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Letters from the Federal Farmer
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Observations on the New Constitution, and on the Federal and State Conventions
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Cato essays
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Federal Farmer letters
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Letters of a Federal Farmer
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Anti-Federalist speeches at the New York Ratifying Convention
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Anti-Federalists in Maryland
The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot
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Anti-Federalist Papers
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The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
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Anti-Federalist writings
Ratification of the United States Constitution
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associatedPoliticalWriting
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Anti-Federalist Papers
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History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
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relatedWork
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Anti-Federalist Papers
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Observations on the New Constitution
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Brutus (Anti-Federalist) essay series
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Anti-Federalist papers
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Brutus (Anti-Federalist) essays
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Brutus (Anti-Federalist) essay series