Federalist No. 51 and its Main Points

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)

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)

James Madison also believed that **Separation of Powers** would…

make the government efficient, dividing responsibilities and tasks.

Major dissent: Anti-Federalists believed that…

there’s no perfect separation of powers; one branch of government would eventually hold more power.