Essay on the Ballot
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Essay on the Ballot is a political treatise by philosopher and economist James Mill that argues for the use of secret voting as a means to protect voters’ independence and promote representative government.
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| Essay on the Ballot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essay on the Ballot Context triple: [James Mill, notableWork, Essay on the Ballot]
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A.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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B.
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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C.
Law Against the Formation of New Parties
The Law Against the Formation of New Parties was a Nazi-era statute that effectively established a one-party dictatorship in Germany by outlawing the creation and existence of all political parties other than the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
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D.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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E.
Organic Law of the Legislative Function
The Organic Law of the Legislative Function is the principal statute that defines the structure, powers, and procedures of Ecuador’s National Assembly and regulates how the country’s legislative branch operates.
- 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: Essay on the Ballot Target entity description: Essay on the Ballot is a political treatise by philosopher and economist James Mill that argues for the use of secret voting as a means to protect voters’ independence and promote representative government.
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A.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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B.
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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C.
Law Against the Formation of New Parties
The Law Against the Formation of New Parties was a Nazi-era statute that effectively established a one-party dictatorship in Germany by outlawing the creation and existence of all political parties other than the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
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D.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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E.
Organic Law of the Legislative Function
The Organic Law of the Legislative Function is the principal statute that defines the structure, powers, and procedures of Ecuador’s National Assembly and regulates how the country’s legislative branch operates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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political treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to improve the quality of representation in government
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to promote independent judgment by voters ⓘ to protect voters from coercion ⓘ |
| author | James Mill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political economy
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political philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| genre |
political economy
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasAuthorCitizenship | Scottish ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
economist
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philosopher ⓘ |
| influencedBy | utilitarian political thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
electoral reform
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representative government ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | utilitarianism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
pro-democracy
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pro-electoral reform ⓘ |
| positionHeldInWork |
advocacy of secret voting
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critique of open voting ⓘ defense of voter independence ⓘ support for representative democracy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
democratic participation
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electoral corruption ⓘ parliamentary reform ⓘ political representation ⓘ voter intimidation ⓘ |
| relatedWork | James Mill ⓘ |
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