An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States
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An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States is an 1814 political treatise by John Taylor of Caroline that offers a states’ rights, agrarian, and anti-Federalist critique of the U.S. Constitution and federal power.
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| An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States Context triple: [John Taylor of Caroline, notableWork, An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States]
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A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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A Disquisition on Government
A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
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Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States Target entity description: An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States is an 1814 political treatise by John Taylor of Caroline that offers a states’ rights, agrarian, and anti-Federalist critique of the U.S. Constitution and federal power.
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A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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B.
A Disquisition on Government
A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
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C.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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D.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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E.
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction work ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
agrarian republicanism
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decentralization of political power ⓘ limited federal government ⓘ sovereignty of the states ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jeffersonian republicanism
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surface form:
Jeffersonian political tradition
Jeffersonian republicanism ⓘ
surface form:
Old Republicanism
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| author | John Taylor of Caroline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
United States Constitution
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surface form:
U.S. Constitution
consolidated national government ⓘ federal power ⓘ |
| era | post-Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-Hamiltonian
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anti-nationalist ⓘ pro-agrarian ⓘ pro-states’ rights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early American Republic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | American political readers and policymakers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
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agrarianism ⓘ United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
republicanism ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive attack on federal consolidation
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influence on later states’ rights and nullification arguments ⓘ systematic states’ rights critique of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major theoretical work of John Taylor of Caroline ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
agrarian
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anti-Federalist ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ strict constructionist ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1814 ⓘ |
| topic |
constitutional interpretation
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dangers of centralized power ⓘ political economy of the early United States ⓘ relationship between federal and state governments in the United States ⓘ |
| workOf | John Taylor of Caroline ⓘ |
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