... 's design of government and claimed that the only way to assure liberty was by creating a small republic. James Madison, a Federalist and a fierce proponent of the Constitution, responded to their concerns in the Federalist Papers, reassuring the Anti-Federalists that the form of government laid down by the Constitution was not only the ... best, but the only way to preserve the rights of the people. It is evident that although the intention of both the Anti-Federalists and of Madison was ... the President's power, so that there would truly be a balance. In response to Anti-Federalist s...

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