James Madison wrote the Federalist Paper No. 51 specifically to explain to the readers how this new government makes liberty possible. He explains the various checks and balances that have been placed in order to ensure that not one specific branch would have too much power.
The Federalist appeared in many different New York newspapers such as The New York Journal and The Daily Advertiser. The Federalist essays were written as responses to the many antifederalist opinions against the Constitution and they were originally intended to be only twenty essays long but were instead continued due to the continued criticisms of the Constitution. The antifederalists viewed these essays as propaganda used to ensure the support and acceptance of the Constitution. …show more content…
government consists of three separate branches: the legislative, the judicial, and the executive. The legislative is made up of the Congress which is responsible for creating laws. The judicial consists of federal courts which check the validity of the laws that Congress passes. And finally, the executive branch is made to administrate and enforce the laws that Congress passes. Each branch is created in such a way that its own power can check the powers of the other branches and make it so that each branch is balanced evenly. Madison discusses that men are not perfect and that it may be assumed that as men we may act greedily and act in a way that benefits ourselves rather than society as a whole. “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? 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.” 1
The checks and balances system was created to ensure the protection of the individual’s interests and to ensure that the members from each branch would not rely too heavily on other
The Federalist appeared in many different New York newspapers such as The New York Journal and The Daily Advertiser. The Federalist essays were written as responses to the many antifederalist opinions against the Constitution and they were originally intended to be only twenty essays long but were instead continued due to the continued criticisms of the Constitution. The antifederalists viewed these essays as propaganda used to ensure the support and acceptance of the Constitution. …show more content…
government consists of three separate branches: the legislative, the judicial, and the executive. The legislative is made up of the Congress which is responsible for creating laws. The judicial consists of federal courts which check the validity of the laws that Congress passes. And finally, the executive branch is made to administrate and enforce the laws that Congress passes. Each branch is created in such a way that its own power can check the powers of the other branches and make it so that each branch is balanced evenly. Madison discusses that men are not perfect and that it may be assumed that as men we may act greedily and act in a way that benefits ourselves rather than society as a whole. “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? 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.” 1
The checks and balances system was created to ensure the protection of the individual’s interests and to ensure that the members from each branch would not rely too heavily on other