No. 50: Periodic Appeals to the People
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"No. 50: Periodic Appeals to the People" is an essay in The Federalist Papers, written under the pseudonym Publius, that critiques the idea of relying on regularly scheduled popular conventions to correct constitutional abuses.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| attributedTo | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Publius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionEditor |
Alexander Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conclusion | periodic appeals to the people are an inadequate and potentially dangerous remedy for constitutional violations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| historicalExampleUsed | Pennsylvania Council of Censors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInPublication | The Federalist (book form, 1788) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument | critiques the idea of relying on periodic popular conventions to correct constitutional abuses ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPhilosophyContext |
American constitutionalism
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republican government ⓘ |
| positionOnPeriodicConventions | opposes regular constitutional conventions as a primary safeguard ⓘ |
| pseudonymUsed | Publius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | newspaper ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to argue for structural safeguards over frequent direct popular interventions
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to defend the proposed United States Constitution of 1787 ⓘ |
| reasonAgainstPeriodicConventions |
frequent appeals to the people would inflame passions rather than promote reasoned judgment
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popular conventions would likely be influenced by the same factions and prejudices as the government they are meant to correct ⓘ regular conventions would undermine stability of government ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Federalist No. 49
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Federalist No. 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| subject |
checks and balances
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constitutional amendment process ⓘ constitutional design ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| supportsMechanism |
internal constitutional checks and balances
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structural safeguards within the constitution ⓘ |
| title | No. 50: Periodic Appeals to the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInSeries |
Federalist No. 49
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Federalist No. 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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