Federalist No. 51 Analysis

A strong democracy is essential for a state’s freedoms, liberties, and its well being. In order to obtain these notions, a democracy must receive legitimacy from the people. Legitimacy is the concept in which the people believe and give their consent to the government for its right to rule. A democracy functions accordingly to people’s will, and legitimacy will only fortify a democracy as the people will be allowed to judge and express opinions to make final decisions regarding the status of government officials and their privilege to hold power and rule over the state and citizens. As a first time democracy, Xlandia can begin to build legitimacy as it “binds itself to the rule of law.” With a government that follows off a constitution including the guidelines of providing fair and equal rights, the people of Xlandia who were ruled under a leader with abusive power, will accept and trust a …show more content…
James Madison said, “It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government.” Madison’s remark in Federalist No. 51 portrays his reason on why the separation of the American republic should be divided into departments. In reference to his proposal, government should be limited to prevent the abuse of power and to avoid the possibility of a democracy from falling into an authoritarian form of government and violate the rights and freedoms of the citizens, who are in fact sovereign in a democracy. Xlandia can rise from Madison’s proposal to rule as a limited government. Leaders may adopt a system of separating the power of the government and form a federalist system. A federalist system indicates that the power is spread between the central government and other subunits To help prevent the abuse of power, a democracy should hold a compulsory voting