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*** but to limit both through divided and balanced government  
*** but to limit both through divided and balanced government  
*** making it difficult for any single faction to control all of them
*** making it difficult for any single faction to control all of them
*** = ""Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
*** = "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
* 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
* 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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'''''<big>To the People of the State of New York:</big>'''''
'''''<big>To the People of the State of New York:</big>'''''
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== Authorship ==
== Authorship ==