The paradox that James Madison creates in the Federalist No. 51 is when he says, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” Men are not angels, therefore a government is necessary. James Madison says that the solution to this paradox is the Constitution’s separation of powers. Each of the branches of government has a way to limit the power of another branch. In this journal from James Madison, he outlines the details of the separated system.
The primary control on the government is the dependence on the people. An auxiliary precaution is a republican government, which is pure democracy versus republic. Another is the separation of powers and checks and balances. With separating the government into two it gives us double security because “The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.”
Hey Tiffany, you could have expounded a bit more on your essay, it was thorough but very brief.
ReplyDeleteVery direct and to the point. You said everything that needed to be said. You could expound a little more and explain the specific ways the branches check and balance each other and how the people are the primary control.
ReplyDeleteTiffany, you did answer the question however it was a very short and not very explanatory. Just expand and almost teach what each topic you write about is and your golden.
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