The merits of the Montesquieu did not turn up until The Federalist; and although a perverse argument could be made that Madison's ideal was truly in the tradition of John Locke's Second Treatise of Government, the Locke whom the American rebels treated as an honorary president was a pluralistic defender of vested rights, not of parliamentary supremacy. ... Madison's increased devotion to the art of politics is nourished by an increased respect, that just six months later after the Convention and prepare essays for The Federalist in contradiction to his basic conventions ...

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Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the area of the democracy would allow it to function due to the dilution of the large amount of people included and he wrote about this in The Federalist. ...

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Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the area of the democracy would allow it to function due to the dilution of the large amount of people included and he wrote about this in The Federalist. ...

• Word Count: 846
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• Grade Level: High School