Federalist Papers example #16779

essays published in New York newspapers over course of 2 years (1787-1788)

James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton

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The authors used the pseudonym Publius; were released anonymously

the ratification of Constitution

that a stronger central government would protect liberty better

a national government would have too much power

James Madison argued in favor of ratification of the Constitution argued factions are a natural, yet concerning, product of freedom and asserted there are two ways to control factions: remove the cause or limit the effect factions could be controlled better by a large republic where there are many competing factions also argued that elected representatives from larger groups of constituents would be more competent

James Madison the key to controlling the government is through sound separation of power and checks and balances within the government legislative branch (the House and the Senate) should be the strongest branch since it most closely represents the people federalism is also a form of checks and balances since states could check the power of the federal government