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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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...

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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)...

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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. ...

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James Madison had previously published twenty-six out of the eighty-five Federalist Papers in 1787-1788, the two most influential Federalist Papers regarding the issues of factions and tyranny were Federalist Papers 10 and 51. ... Daniel Webster during the nullification process quotes James Madison from Federalist Paper 51 "if the majority is united by common interest the rights of the minorities will be insecure," and the Southern states experienced this directly (Federalist 51, p. 52). ... Madison stated that "No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certa...

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Madison's major points are made in Federalist Papers ten and fifty-one. Madison's main concern in Federalist Paper number ten is that the Constitution provides the people with a government that protects them against factions. ... Federalist Paper number fifty-one stresses that there is a need for checks and balances between the diverse departments of the government: executive, legislative, and judicial. ... Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Papers, for example, was his way of anticipating federalism. ... Roche also went on to call Madison and Hamilton's Federalist Paper...

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The common issue that Madison discusses in Federalist Papers #10 and #51 are the proliferation of political factions in society. ... In essay #51, Madison makes a strong case for the independence of the arms of government. ... While Essay #10 is all about the essays, Madison discusses them at the end of Essay #51 too. ... To solve this, he offers a more concrete solution in Essay #51 than he does in Number 10. ... Essay #51 in particular shows his thoughts on pluralism in politics. ...

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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...

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Considered necessary by many at the time of its development, the Bill of Rights became the cause for a huge debate between two different factions: The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were those who thought that there should be a new Union created with a strong centralized government and individual regional governments. ... On the other hand, the Anti-Federalists were opposed to such a form of government on the grounds that the Constitution, in which it was outlined, lacked clarity in the protections of the individuals. The Anti-Federalists "whose memory of British op...

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Initially when the constitution was drafted, the anti federalists opposed it on the grounds that it gave too much power to the national government. ... (American Government , Page number 51) Historically there were two views about federalism in the United States by the framers of the constitution. ... Thus, James Madison argued in Federalist no. 10 that it would be in a large Federalist republic such as the United States, that one would find the greatest opportunity for all relevant interests to be heard. ...

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Cunningham presents Jefferson's argument in a lengthy excerpt from his Opinion on the Constitutionality of Establishing a National Bank, (Cunningham, 2000, p. 51) which Jefferson submitted to President Washington on February 15, 1791. ... After the ratification of the Constitution, the anti-federalists and the federalists had not evolved into political parties and there were no clear party divisions. ... In Jefferson's letter to Washington he explained concern and fear for the Federalists "sought to use the new government as a stepping stone to monarchy" while he then "professed hi...

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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...

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In their attempt to gain support for ratification of the newly written constitution, Federalists in 1787 took to publicly campaigning in order to sway public opinion. The Federalists realized the importance of public opinion. ... Females were over-represented, constituting for 67 percent of my survey while only 51 percent of eligible voters nationwide are female. ...

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• Grade Level: High School