Brutus XX

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Brutus XX is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, continuing the critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution and its implications for federal power and individual liberties.

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Brutus XX canonical 2

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instanceOf Anti-Federalist essay ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
aimsTo persuade readers to oppose ratification of the Constitution without major amendments ⓘ
concerns implications of the Constitution for liberty ⓘ
long-term effects of federal consolidation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes centralization of power in the national government ⓘ
extent of federal judicial power ⓘ
insufficient safeguards for individual rights ⓘ
potential encroachments on state authority ⓘ
discusses checks and balances ⓘ
dangers of consolidated government ⓘ
federal power ⓘ
individual liberties ⓘ
proposed United States Constitution ⓘ
relationship between federal and state governments ⓘ
representation ⓘ
republican government ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
structure of the federal government ⓘ
genre constitutional criticism ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasAuthor Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPerspective emphasis on local self-government ⓘ
skeptical of large republics ⓘ
hasPoliticalPosition Anti-Federalist ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Federalists
historicalContext United States ratification debates ⓘ
ideologicallyOpposedTo Federalist Papers ⓘ
partOf Anti-Federalist Papers ⓘ
Brutus essays ⓘ
publicationPeriod late 1780s ⓘ
supports strict limits on federal authority ⓘ
strong state governments ⓘ

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