Beginning in Federalist Papers 16 and 17 Hamilton exaggerates that we must preserve the country's overall tranquility. ... The government was given revisions which is more evident in later Federalist Papers. ... Although, we will see more clearly in Federalist 51 that there are limitations on each branch shown in the checks and balances system. ... As the Constitution advanced, still, Hamilton and Madison suggested another system in the latter called checks and balances because "If men were angels, no government would be necessary,"" as said by both Madison and Hamilton in Federalist ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Federalist's structure of government is efficient and rational. ... See, here's where Anti-Federalist ideas intertwine with the views of the Federalists; we all want to prevent the government from attaining too much power and abusing it. ... "As long as we can preserve our unalienable rights, we are in safety," as it says in the Anti-Federalist Paper number four. ... "You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself," as was written in the Federalist Papers, number 51. ... As my statement stands, ...

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The Federalists and Anti-Federalists debated on the issue of this. ... Liberty was promised according to this and the Federalists said that they wanted the people to have liberty, but the Anti-Federalists didn't believe this. ... In Federalist Papers 10 and 51, Madison and Hamilton talked about a representative government that would represent the people. ... The Federalists and Anti-Federalists differed on many points as they tried to accomplish what they went to Philadelphia for. Even though the Federalists came out on top and got the Constitution ratified, the Anti-Federalists got t...

• Word Count: 1179
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This paper will focus on the opinions of Robert Yates (Brutus) who is anti federalist and Madison who is a supporter of federalism. ... He, like several other anti- federalists, believed that once the people gave up their freedom, the government would take advantage of them. ... This was the key factor the anti federalists were fighting against. ... (Siemers, 2003) Supporters of federalism like James Madison are known as federalists. ... (James Madison the federalist, No 51)...

• Word Count: 841
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Federalist No. 51 was one of twenty-six articles written by James Madison from 1787 to 1788 in order to persuade the people of New York to ratify the Constitution. To him, conflicts of interests are inborn in human nature and as a result, people fall into various groups. He wanted to make sur...

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After the constitution, the Federalist papers were created, works to ratify this constitution. In particular, Federalist papers #10 and #51, James Madison makes bold arguments and comments about the framing of the constitution. ... The main purpose of Federalist paper #10 is factions. ... In Federalist #51, Madison says, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.... Madison makes very wise statements in Federalists #10 and #51. ...

• Word Count: 935
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

James Madison begins his famous Federalist Paper 51 by explaining that the purpose of his essay is to help the readers understand how the structure of the proposed government makes liberty possible. Each branch should be, for the most part, in Madison's opinion, independent. To assure such independe...

• Word Count: 329
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• Grade Level: Graduate

In The Federalist Papers, James Madison comes to the realization that " the latent causes of faction are sown in the nature of man- (Fed 10, 73), the nature to act in favor of his own self-interest. ... According to Lowi and Schepsle, " the framers provided for legislative supremacy by making Congress the preeminent branch."" (99) Madison justifies this uneven theoretical weighting of power by citing the necessary predominance of the legislature in a republican government (Fed 51, 319). ... A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taugh...

• Word Count: 1032
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate