Federalist No. XL
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Federalist No. XL is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new mixed form of government for the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Federalist No. XL canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12800648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federalist No. XL Context triple: [The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained, alsoKnownAs, Federalist No. XL]
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A.
Federalist No. 4
Federalist No. 4 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for a stronger centralized federal government to ensure national security and protect the United States from foreign threats.
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B.
Federalist No. 5
Federalist No. 5 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for the necessity of a strong, unified American union to prevent division and conflict among the states.
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C.
Federalist No. 6
Federalist No. 6 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers arguing that human nature and interstate rivalries make a strong, unified federal government essential to prevent conflict among the states.
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D.
Federalist No. 49
Federalist No. 49 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues against frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution, emphasizing the need for stability in government.
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E.
Federalist No. 40
Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federalist No. XL Target entity description: Federalist No. XL is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new mixed form of government for the United States.
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A.
Federalist No. 4
Federalist No. 4 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for a stronger centralized federal government to ensure national security and protect the United States from foreign threats.
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B.
Federalist No. 5
Federalist No. 5 is an essay in The Federalist Papers that argues for the necessity of a strong, unified American union to prevent division and conflict among the states.
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C.
Federalist No. 6
Federalist No. 6 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers arguing that human nature and interstate rivalries make a strong, unified federal government essential to prevent conflict among the states.
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D.
Federalist No. 49
Federalist No. 49 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues against frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution, emphasizing the need for stability in government.
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E.
Federalist No. 40
Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison defending the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new U.S. Constitution and addressing concerns about the legality of replacing the Articles of Confederation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
broad interpretation of the Convention’s mandate
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creation of a new mixed government for the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| author | James Madison ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Publius ⓘ |
| compares |
Articles of Confederation and proposed Constitution
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linked to:
Articles of Confederation
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| defends |
Convention’s authority to propose a new government
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legitimacy of the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| discusses |
necessity of departing from the Articles of Confederation
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scope of delegated powers to the Convention ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
New York Packet
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linked to:
The New York Packet
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| follows |
Federalist No. 39
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linked to:
The Federalist No. 39
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| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasNumberingStyle | Roman numerals ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| includedIn | first collected edition of The Federalist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | voters of New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| partOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalist
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linked to:
Federalists
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| precedes |
Federalist No. 41
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linked to:
The Federalist No. 41
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| publicationDate | 1788-01-18 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| purpose | to persuade ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| romanNumeralNumber | XL ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| supportsPositionOf | Constitutional Convention delegates ⓘ |
| title | Federalist No. 40 ⓘ |
| topic |
Constitutional Convention
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United States Constitution ⓘ authority of the Constitutional Convention ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ mixed form of government ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| workOf | James Madison ⓘ |
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Subject: Federalist No. XL Description of subject: Federalist No. XL is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the Constitutional Convention’s authority to propose a new mixed form of government for the United States.
Referenced by (1)
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The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
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alsoKnownAs
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Federalist No. XL
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