Brutus IX

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Brutus IX is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, continuing the critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution’s structure and its potential threat to individual liberties and state sovereignty.

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Brutus IX canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anti-Federalist paper
historical document
political essay
aimsTo persuade citizens and state ratifying conventions to reject or amend the Constitution
argues a powerful federal judiciary would be difficult to control
federal courts could interpret the Constitution to expand national power
state laws and constitutions could be undermined by federal authority
the proposed system endangers republican liberty
concerns erosion of local self-government
lack of effective checks on the federal judiciary
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
critiques potential consolidation of power in the national government
scope of federal judicial power
structure of the proposed U.S. Constitution
discusses interpretive power of the Supreme Court
judicial tenure during good behavior
supremacy of federal law
hasAuthor Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer)
hasLanguage English
hasPerspective Anti-Federalists
surface form: Anti-Federalist
hasPoliticalPosition opposition to ratification of the Constitution without significant amendments
hasSubject constitutional interpretation
federal judiciary
federal power
individual liberties
proposed United States Constitution
separation of powers
state sovereignty
historicalContext Ratification of the United States Constitution
surface form: United States Constitutional Convention and ratification debates
influenced later Anti-Federalist and states’ rights arguments
isLaterThan Brutus I
Brutus II
Brutus III
Brutus IV
Brutus V
Brutus VI
Brutus VII
Brutus VIII
partOf Anti-Federalist Papers
Brutus essays
publicationPeriod 1787–1788
relatedTo The Federalist Papers
surface form: Federalist Papers

debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution
warnsAbout broad constitutional construction by federal courts
judicial overreach
threats to individual liberties
threats to state sovereignty

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Brutus notableWork Brutus IX
Brutus X relatedWork Brutus IX
Brutus VIII relatedTo Brutus IX