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What is the purpose of Federalist 51?
Federalist 51 addresses how checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government.
What question does Madison ask in his first argument? How does he answer it?
"What method should we use, then, to maintain the necessary partition of power between the difference branches as laid down in the Constitution?"
- must have 3 branches
- must have 3 branches
What are the ways Madison says would exist to protect the "separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government"?
- Each branch has its own abilities and responsibilites in government.
-Each branch should not be able to appoint members of other branches.
-Each branch should not be able to appoint members of other branches.
What does Madison say is one remedy to ensure that the legislative branch, the strongest branch, does not abuse its power?
To divide the legislative into two groups with different means of election and different representatives
What is a compound republic? What is this double security?
**Compound republic: where power is divided into state and federal governments. That are divided into separate branches
The government will control themselves and each other (double security)
The government will control themselves and each other (double security)
What lines in Federalist 51 echo Hobbes' words in Leviathan?
Humans=inherently bad
If men were angels, we wouldn't need government
If men were angels, we wouldn't need government
According to Federalist 51, what specifically must be protected equally?
- civil rights
- religious rights
- religious rights
Why is a federal form of government necessary to defend an established republic?
The sharing of power between the national and state governments is ensured by the states representation in the national government.