Federalist 51

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Focus of Federalist #51
Checks and Balances
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Republic
\- Elected by the people

\- Acting as a filter

\- You have to be a moderate if you want to be elected
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Why a Republic?
\- Controls majority factions to avoid mob rule caused by direct election

\- A larger nation leads to more variety between factions and more, less powerful representatives
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Electoral College
\- Acts as a filter

\- ANTI-FEDERALIST REBUTTAL: the national government will have too much power
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House of Representatives
\- Direct democracy

\- Popular vote

\- Two terms

\- Elected by district

\- Must be 25 year-old (and a man lol)
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Senate
\- selected by state legislatures

\- Protect the interests of their states

\- Must be 30 years-old (and a man lol)
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Congress
House of Representatives and the Senate
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Executive (President)
\- Indirect election through Electoral college
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Balance of Powers
\- Gov't will be so fragmented by design that they will not be joining forces against another part of the government
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Separation of Powers
\- 3 Branches of Government

- Legislative

- Executive

- Judicial
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Legislative Branch
\- most important

\- make laws and policy

\- closest to the people

\- ANTI-FEDERALISTS are very concerned by this
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Checks and Balances (C&B)
Preventing any branch of the government from having too much power