General Introduction
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"General Introduction" is the subtitle of The Federalist No. 1, which serves as the opening essay framing the arguments in favor of ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| General Introduction (The Federalist No. 1) | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay subtitle
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section of a political essay ⓘ |
| addresses | people of the State of New York ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | deliberation based on reason in evaluating the Constitution ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfContainingWork | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes | plan for a series of essays defending the proposed Constitution ⓘ |
| emphasizes | importance of union for American prosperity and security ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debates over ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| mentions | pseudonym Publius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | serial publication in New York newspapers ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to frame the arguments in favor of ratifying the U.S. Constitution
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to introduce the series of essays known as The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsToneFor | subsequent essays in The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| subtitleOf | The Federalist No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
United States federal government
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advantages of a strong central government ⓘ dangers of disunion ⓘ political union of the American states ⓘ ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| warnsAbout | influence of passion and prejudice in political decision-making ⓘ |
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