Federalists
The Articles of Confederation
Shay’s Rebellion
How will America remedy the situation?
The Federalist Papers
• 1. What were the Articles of Confederation? Generally, what was their
weakness?
• 2. Definition of the "federalists"
• 3. What were the anti-federalists afraid of?
The Federalist Papers
• Publius
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Jay
• James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
What issues were covered in the Federalist
Papers?
• Energy
• Union
• Delegated Authority
• Separation of Powers
• Checks & Balances
• Federal Government
• Republican Government
Federalist Paper 51--James Madison
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. In
framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great
difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed;
and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
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Which of the following statements would Madison agree with based on his
views in the above excerpt?
• a. Government is necessary.
• b. The people should elect government leaders who act like angels.
• c. Elected government officials should be controlled by a system of "checks and balances."
• What would you say was Madison's general opinion of people in government:
angels? devils? something else?
Federalist Paper 10 – James Madison
Questions on Madison's Federalist Number 10:
• What are factions, according to Madison and where does he write of them?
• What are the causes of faction, according to Madison?
• What is the primary object of government, according to Madison?
• Where do the rights of property originate, according to Madison?
• What is the most common and durable source of faction, according to Madison?
• How could we cure the "mischiefs of faction," according to Madison?
• Why are these remedies worse than the disease, according to Madison?
• What is Madison's solution for controlling the effects of factions?
• What is a republic, what is a pure democracy, and how do they differ?
• How does a republic inhibit the effects of factions, according to Madison?
Federalist Paper 51 – James Madison
Questions on Madison's Federalist Number 51
• What are the three branches of government?
• Which branch did Madison think would be the weakest?
• Which methods does Madison suggest to check the powers of government?
• How is the separation of powers between the three branches assured?
• Give two examples of the "checks and balances" in the U.S. constitutional system.
• Which branch appears as an exception to the separation of powers norm? Why is this exception not dangero
• What is federalism?
• What are the two great advantages of federalism, according to Madison?
• What is the "end" (supreme goal) of government, according to Madison?
• What is Madison's view of human nature and how does it affect his prescriptions for the republic?