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
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| endTime |
1788
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| genre |
pamphlet literature
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political essay → political philosophy → |
| hasImpactOn |
American constitutional interpretation
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American political thought → |
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Agrippa essays
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Brutus essays → Cato essays → Centinel essays → Federal Farmer letters → Letters of a Federal Farmer → Old Whig essays → |
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Agrippa
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Brutus → Cato → Centinel → Federal Farmer → |
| historicalContext |
debates over ratification of the United States Constitution
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| influenced |
adoption of the United States Bill of Rights
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| language |
English
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| 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
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| politicalPosition |
Anti-Federalist
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| publicationPeriod |
late 1780s
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| startTime |
1787
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| timePeriod |
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 → |
Referenced by (7)
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Anti-Federalist Papers
("Cato essays")
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Anti-Federalist Papers ("Federal Farmer letters") → Anti-Federalist Papers ("Letters of a Federal Farmer") → |
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Federal Farmer
("Letters from the Federal Farmer")
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Mercy Otis Warren
("Observations on the New Constitution, and on the Federal and State Conventions")
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Anti-Federalists
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Publius
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