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  2. Essay No. 1 (1787) Brutus | 1787. Summary. “Brutus” was the pseudonym for one of the most forceful Anti-Federalist voices during the ratification debates over the U.S. Constitution. While scholars still debate the author of the Brutus Essays, most believe that they were written by New York Anti-Federalist Robert Yates.

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    In order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the American Founding, it is important to also understand the Anti-Federalist objections to the ratification of the Constitution. Among the most important of the Anti-Federalist writings are the essays of Brutus. Although it has not been definitively established, these essays are generally attrib...

    Read Brutus No. 1 Excerpts Annotatedand answer the questions at the end of the lesson. In his first essay, Brutus considered whether or not the thirteen states should be reduced to one republic as the Federalists proposed. After examining various clauses in the Constitution, he determined that this would essentially create a federal government that...

    Which form of government (a large national republic or a confederation of small republics) is more likely to preserve and protect personal liberties and why?
    Can a larger republic, based on the principle of consent of the governed, sufficiently protect the rights and liberties of the individual states and people, or is a confederation the only method of...
    Should the federal legislature be able to repeal state laws in order to impose federal laws for the purpose of promoting the general welfare or common defense of the nation? If so, why? If not, why?
    Brutus argues that in a republic, “the manners, sentiments, and interests of the people should be similar…if not, there will be a constant clashing of opinions and the representatives of one part w...
  3. Brutus No. 1 is an essay written by an anonymous author, believed to be Robert Yates, and published in 1787 as a response to The Federalist Papers. It argues against the ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution, claiming that it would lead to the concentration of power in the hands of a few and the erosion of individual liberty.

  4. Brutus was the pen name of an Anti-Federalist in a series of essays designed to encourage New Yorkers to reject the proposed Constitution. His essays are considered among the best of those written to oppose adoption of the proposed constitution. They paralleled and confronted The Federalist Papers during the ratification fight over the ...

  5. Jan 27, 2016 · “Brutus,” a New York Antifederalist, or opponent of the proposed Constitution (generally assumed to have been Robert Yates, a New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention), anticipated by two weeks the opening paragraph of Federalist No. 1 (1787), also addressed to the people of New York.

  6. In a large republic, the public good is sacrificed to a thousand views; it is subordinate to exceptions, and depends on accidents. In a small one, the interest of the public is easier perceived, better understood, and more within the reach of every citizen; abuses are of less extent, and of course are less protected."

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