The Political Theory of a Compound Republic
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The Political Theory of a Compound Republic is a seminal work in political science that analyzes how federal systems and shared authority among multiple governing units can enhance self-governance and limit centralized power.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic Context triple: [Vincent Ostrom, notableWork, The Political Theory of a Compound Republic]
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The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
"The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
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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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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic Target entity description: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic is a seminal work in political science that analyzes how federal systems and shared authority among multiple governing units can enhance self-governance and limit centralized power.
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A.
The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
"The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained" is an alternate title for Federalist No. 40, an essay by James Madison defending the authority of the Constitutional Convention to propose the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of political science ⓘ |
| addresses |
problems of centralization
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problems of fragmentation in federal systems ⓘ |
| analyzes |
how federal systems enhance self-governance
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how shared authority limits centralized power ⓘ |
| argues |
federal structures can protect liberty
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multiple centers of power can improve accountability ⓘ shared authority can reduce concentration of power ⓘ |
| concerns |
balancing unity and diversity in a polity
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design of stable democratic institutions ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
comparative federalism literature
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theory of federal democracy ⓘ |
| describes |
federal systems
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multiple governing units ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of institutional arrangements
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need to limit centralized authority ⓘ role of multiple governing units in self-rule ⓘ |
| examines |
distribution of political authority
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institutional constraints on majority rule ⓘ mechanisms to prevent tyranny ⓘ relationship between central and regional governments ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political science
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political theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
checks and balances
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division of powers ⓘ intergovernmental relations ⓘ vertical separation of powers ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
institutional analysis
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normative political theory ⓘ |
| influences |
debates on constitutional design
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debates on decentralization of power ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
constitutional designers
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scholars of political science ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
compound republic
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constitutional design ⓘ federalism ⓘ limitation of centralized power ⓘ self-governance ⓘ shared authority ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
liberal constitutionalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic courses on federalism
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academic courses on political theory ⓘ |
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