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Thus, I have gone with Madison as the author in the attached picture. If one person or one group of
people were able to exercise all three types of power, that person would be a threat to individual
liberty. Finally, the federalists won, and the new constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788. The
majority has so much influence that often the rights of the minor party is disregarded. ENGLISH III.
“The Constitution does not grant rights, it recognizes them.” —Jason Laumark. Why the Articles of
Confederation Failed. Tyranny results when there is too much overlap between these functions: a
president, for example, should not be able to write, enforce, and interpret his own laws. Because of
checks and balances, the powers of government overlap. We suggest that we would do well to look at
their architectural plan as we consider what renovations are necessary if we want to maintain the
integrity and justness of their original design. This is the main reason why the American government
does not make decisions that deteriorate human rights and that the public will also have no direct
liberty to seek for the impeachment of executive thought to underperform (Janda and Goldman 6).
Theoretically, the legislative branch represents the people’s opinions. If the principles on which these
observations are founded be just, as I persuade myself they are, and they be applied as a criterion to
t he several State constitutions, and to the federal Constitution it will be found that if the latter does
not perfectly correspond with them, the former are infinitely less able to bear such a test. There are
two great points of difference in favor of the Republic, the delegation of the government to
representatives elected by the citizens and the greater number of citizens and area over which it may
be applied. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but
experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. The System of Checks and
Balances in the Constitution The government would be composed of human beings, with all their
fallacies and weaknesses. The 3 volumes likewise incorporate notes and letters by many people other
participants, along with the various constitutional plans suggested throughout the convention.
Without a majority interest, the threat of the tyranny of the majority is gone. But in this is displayed
the unparalleled sagacity of the August convention: that when such bulwarks of prejudice
surrounded the evil, so as to render it both difficult and dangerous to attack it by assault and storm,
they have invested and barricaded it so closely as will certainly deprive it of its baneful influence
and prevent its usual encroachments. College of Chicago Press and also the Liberty Fund. Madison
begins by explaining that the government of the United States is one of limited and enumerated
powers, meaning that it is only empowered to do those things that are specifically granted to it by the
Constitution. In other states, the executive branch had sole authority for appointing members of the
judiciary. But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same
department, consists in giving to those who administer each department, the necessary constitutional
means, and personal motives, to resist encroachments of the others. The Federalists strongly favored
the ratification of the U. The number of participants of that majority will be lower, and, since they
live in a more limited territory, it would be easier for them to agree and work together for the
accomplishment of their ideas. POLS 21: The American Political System. “The Constitution does not
grant rights, it recognizes them.” —Jason Laumark. Why the Articles of Confederation Failed. The
Federalist Papers were an attempt to harness revolutionary passions in 1787 by providing a thorough
explanation for the newly framed Federal Constitution (a proposed form of government that, in turn,
was structured to do the same). On ordinary occasions it might not be exerted with the requisite
firmness, and on extraordinary occasions it might be perfidiously abused. Hence a double security
arises to the rights of the people. The essays, which were addressed to the people of the state of New
York, appeared in New York newspapers and are known as the Federalist Papers. If this principle
were strictly followed, it would mean that the citizens should select the president, the legislators, and
the judges. The first way to eliminate a faction is to take the Liberty away from all of the people in
the faction.
The series continues today at The Federalist, a website for political writing. Congress can write its
own defense budget to reflect its defense policy preferences rather than the president’s. The reason
for the choice of a federalist constitution will be critiqued and analyzed. How does it address checks
and balances in the Constitution. Thus, I have gone with Madison as the author in the attached
picture. If the members of Congress disagree with the president’s foreign policy, for example, the
Senate can reject treaties or refuse to confirm ambassadors. We looked at what his group had done to
that point and thought that it would be a great platform for our efforts moving forward. If a majorit
y be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure. Perhaps such a plan of
constructing the several departments would be less difficult in practice than it may in contemplation
appear. Naturally, the Senate conferred an advantage on smaller states, who received disproportional
representation in the upper chamber relative to their actual number of voters. If one branch has too
much power, it does not matter how many men govern or how they obtain office. Selection Process
Congress: Members of the House are chosen by the people. The argument that Federalist Papers
Number 10 make is that our country must protect itself from factions or we will not be successful.
Different interests necessarily exist in different c lasses of citizens. The factions in different states
would be able to balance out each other; therefore, if one faction tried to disturb the country, it
would not disrupt any of the other states. Jordan LaPorta. The Authors. Alexander Hamilton Lawyer
Congressman under the Articles of Confederation Wrote fifty-one of the essays Later the first
Treasury Secretary of the United States First Constitutional Lawyer. Authors. James Madison. The
paper will critique the structures of the federal constitution, the background of the framing of the
constitution. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government
would be necessary. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: understand and
interpret the United States Constitution and apply it to present policy dilemmas. Simply declaring on
paper that the three branches ought to be separate was a totally insufficient way to guarantee this
end. The Articles did not give the national government coercive power over the states (e.g., the
power to tax). In making their arguments, the Anti-Federalists appealed to both historical and
theoretic evidence. Citizens were also set to obey the government and for this reason, security
measures were set to protect the government from maltreating the citizens and later from
mishandling or subjugating the government. With the arrival of political parties, the main theatre of
political competition was not between branches of government. Advantage of a Large Republic “In
the extended Republic of the United States, and among the great variety of interests, parties, and
sects which it embraces, a coalition of a majority of the whole society could seldom take place on
any other principles than those of justice and the general good.” Question Occasionally, people
unhappy with a particular judicial decision propose changing the Constitution to deny federal judges
lifetime appoints. It checked the national government orientation of the House, in which the people,
not the states, directly elected representatives. Anti-Federalist Paper Henry’s Speech to Virginia
delegation. As the weight of the legislative authority requires that it should be thus divided, the
weakness of the executive may require, on the other hand, th at it should be fortified. These articles
are part of The Federalist Today, a series of essays they originally launched last summer at TheBlaze
to apply political wisdom from the Federalist Papers to current issues in America. But the great
security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in
giving to those who administer each department, the necessary constitutional means, and personal
motives, to resist encroachments of the others.
Lastly, each state was to have two senators, regardless of population. Each department is to act as a
check on the others. A central institutional issue for him was how to minimize this risk. Conversely,
why is he so troubled by the potential of a majority faction. Her favorite genres are memoirs, public
health, and locked room mysteries. For example, members of the majority religion could force
members of small sects to observe the majority faith. The Articles did not give the national
government coercive power over the states (e.g., the power to tax). Most groups are concerned more
with what could benefit their group rather than what is best for the entire society. We see it
particularly displayed in all the subordinate distributions of power, where the constant aim is to
divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that each may be a check on the other that
the private interest of every individual may be a sentinel over the public rights. May not this defect
of an absolute negative be supplied by some qualified connection between this weaker department
and the weaker branch of the stronger department, by which the latter may be led to support the c
onstitutional rights of the former, without being too much detached from th e rights of its own
department. Government must not only protect the conflicting interests of property owners but must,
at the same time, successfully regulate the conflicts between those with and without property. Has
this factor contributed to its power or decreased it. The 3 volumes likewise incorporate notes and
letters by many people other participants, along with the various constitutional plans suggested
throughout the convention. Her penchant for always having a book nearby has never faded, though
her reading tastes have since evolved. But the framers recognized certain practical difficulties in
making every office elective. The Federalist Party was one of the first political organizations in the
United States. For that remaining figures of Publius, I shall acknowledge myself obliged, like me
convinced the topic is going to be well handled through the Author. It believes in the system of
'checks and balances', in which the government is divided into different departments which have
conflicting powers that balance out each other. Executive has powers to censure judiciary but will
only succeed upon justification by the legislature (Janda and Goldman 18). It had been carried out
last fall by Jay, Hamilton, and myself. The argument that Federalist Papers Number 10 make is that
our country must protect itself from factions or we will not be successful. It may be a reflection on
human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. Federalist
Paper 51 is all about the system of checks and balances. The author argues that the Constitution's
federal system and separation of powers will protect the rights of the people. This was a continuation
of the federal practices of the Articles of Confederation. The system of government must act to limit
the power of all players and, thereby, limit the power of the government itself. The Federalist Papers:
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay. Meets on May 1787 to revise the Articles of
Confederation. These articles are part of The Federalist Today, a series of essays they originally
launched last summer at TheBlaze to apply political wisdom from the Federalist Papers to current
issues in America. Consequently, if one branch tries to become too powerful, the members of the
other branches have an incentive to keep the first branch in check.
A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has
taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. POLS 21: The American Political System.
“The Constitution does not grant rights, it recognizes them.” —Jason Laumark. Why the Articles of
Confederation Failed. Congress provided a check and balance on the president when it began the
impeachment process. The paper will critique the structures of the federal constitution, the
background of the framing of the constitution. But the great security against a gradual concentration
of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each
department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the
others. When Madison made this prophecy, the accepted opinion among all sophisticated politicians
was exactly the opposite. It checked the national government orientation of the House, in which the
people, not the states, directly elected representatives. To assert after reading this passage that It is
interesting to note that the Federalist papers are unique, as shown in this paper, because of the
extreme amount of thought that was put into the design of the Constitution, as shown in Madison's
original thought process that were penned in 51. I Context II The Federalist Argument III Critical
Evaluation. I Context. The Philadelphia Convention 1787 dual representation trade and commerce v.
Constitution and this threatens to progress to single body holding all the powers and trampling on
the rights of the individuals. Separation of Powers Separation of powers is the division of political
power into legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. Instead, the new government
would need a system of checks and balances in the Constitution. But the framers recognized certain
practical difficulties in making every office elective. These summary result mirror the Grainger 1997
study. Anti-Federalist Paper Henry’s Speech to Virginia delegation. Madison would have declared
that the entire episode demonstrated the effectiveness of the constitutional system for preventing
any one branch from growing too powerful. This, at best, is but a precarious security; because a
power independent of the society may as well espouse the unjust views of the major, as the rightful
interests of the minor party, and may possibly be turned against both parties. No faction can become
large enough to overthrow all other factions in a well-run republic, which is why Madison believes
the greatest self-governance can occur in a large society. Woven into the fabric of all societies,
deeply planted in the very nature of man, were conflicting ideas, interests, and passions. With the
arrival of political parties, the main theatre of political competition was not between branches of
government. A central institutional issue for him was how to minimize this risk. The common practice
of voting at present is by ballot. There will be no trifling from time to time, as is done now. That
power would be checked, however, by the Senate, where the smaller states would dominate. I
appreciate the Pamphlet but for the Gazette found in your letter from the 30th Ult. The congress
having thus disentangled themselves from all popular checks and choices, and being supported by a
well disciplined army and active militia, will certainly command dread and respect abroad, obedience
and submission at home. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that
each will be controlled by itself.” Sigh. So, where, exactly, did we fall apart in all this. It is no less
certain than it is important, notwithstanding the contrary opinions which have been entertained, that
the larger the society, provided it lie within a practical sphere, the more duly capable it will be of
self-government. Supported ratification of the Constitution; they favored a more powerful central
government Represented by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison. Anti-Federalism 337 Words 2
Pages Thesis: It would appear that the assertion that Democratic-Republicans were strict interpreters
of the Constitution while Federalists were not are only somewhat accurate.

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