1. Madison and the Federalist Papers
... other's powers. Madison's thoughts on separation of government and the formation of a large republic were ahead of his time. Many thinkers of his era believed that the perfect society was a small republic where people were in contact with their government. A large republic looked extremely hard to govern. For Madison, the problem of governing could be solved by having many smaller states ... Hamilton's plan. He was convinced that class struggle was assured and the only way to stem its spread was to ensure that there was a large federal government in power with small political units that...
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- Approx Pages: 5
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate