... so, the Federalists did acknowledge that in a large republic it would be harder for representatives to be acquainted with local politics and common issues of the people, and therefore, local interests would be placed under the control of the state legislatures. At the same time, if all control was at the state level, it would be extremely difficult for the state legislature to make decisions ... on a national level, and therefore, federal interests would be handled by the national government. The separation of power ... between the two levels of government is federalism, a key argument...

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... 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 independence, no one branch should have too much power in selecting members of the other two branches. In his Second Treatise of Civil Government, John Locke stated that "it is not without reason the [man ... ] seeks out and is willing to join in society with others who are already united, or have a mind to unite for the mutual preservation of their lives, liberties, and estates, which I call by the ge...

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... sufficient as their superiors but at their own hand. This was stimulated by the fear that being under command of an authority and totally dependant for salary, housing, clothing etc. you would be on no higher level than a slave. Franklin was a primary instigator in this ethos shown in various writings, which became widely quoted by other such motivational writers. His example of working hard and ... , and the vast number of religions practised at this time. But due to an increased sense of belonging within the increasing proportion of American born citizens, there was a common desire for...

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... to the constitutions partly written and un-codified character, constitutional experts and works of authority, such as Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution in 1967 and Edward Dicey's The Law of the Constitution in 1885 have occasionally been consulted for guidance on the British constitution. Due to this large number of different primary sources the British constitution has no extraordinary features laid down ... democracy" (Miroff, Seidelman & Swanstrom 1998, 17) and with it the birth of Republicanism. Following the brief spell under the Articles of Confederation, which failed, the ...

• Word Count: 1942
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