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'''Understanding Federalist 51: translating the big ideas''' | |||
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* Madison also importantly addresses the need for checks and balances within the legislature itself, thus its bicameral (2 houses) form | * Madison also importantly addresses the need for checks and balances within the legislature itself, thus its bicameral (2 houses) form | ||
* a significant element to Madison's argument is that a large republic with the federal system of checks and balances within the federal government and within the states themselves, would protect the liberties of the people | |||
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* Text: The Federalist No. 51, [6 February 1788] (archives.gov) | |||
* Federalist No. 51 - Wikipedia | |||
* Microsoft PowerPoint - C. III. Federalist_51NT.ppt [Compatibility Mode] (uh.edu) | |||