Federalist No. 51 and its Main Points
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To prevent a branch of the national government from taking over, James Madison argued for…
**Separation of Powers** (separating the federal government into 3 branches)
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To prevent the branches from doing whatever they want, James Madison argued for…
**Checks and Balances** (each of the branches can have checks on one another)
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James Madison also believed that **Separation of Powers** would…
make the government efficient, dividing responsibilities and tasks.
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Major dissent: Anti-Federalists believed that…
there’s no perfect separation of powers; one branch of government would eventually hold more power.
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