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'''From the ''New York Packet'', Friday, February 8, 1788''' | '''From the ''New York Packet'', Friday, February 8, 1788''' | ||
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== Authorship == | |||
* generally attributed to James Madison | * generally attributed to James Madison | ||
==Summary of purpose== | |||
* Madison discusses the purposes and benefits of divided government and a system of "checks and balances" | * Madison discusses the purposes and benefits of divided government and a system of "checks and balances" |