Federalism

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The actual people in each of the branches should develop distinct ways of governing which will provide groups in society some form of accomodation in the government’s decision making roles. Checks and Balances is another theory of Montisquieu. Which is a system where one branch of government has some form of power over the other two branches. "Montisquieu was one of the most important theorists and was referred to by James Madison as the "oracle who is always consulted and cited."
David Hume was another philosopher and historian who is very important in government. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and wrote "Idea of the Perfect Commonwealth." Hume believed that opinion is divided into two kinds which are interest and right. He also believed that a right is of two kinds-- power and property. Hume was a man that was lead by the influence of John Locke and George Berkeley. Hume also believed that we should just keep and improve our ancient governments; hence, we prevent ...

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than the state governments will have theirs also. Madison believed that the national and state governments should both have their own powers. The national government has powers on war, peace, foreign commerce, and negotiation. He then stated that the state government has the powers concerning the lives and liberties of the people such as improvement and prosperity of the states.
The Federalist Papers 46 also had federalism incorporated in it. Madison believed that the state governments should silently and cautiously build up an army, just in case the federal government was to invade the states. Therefore, the states could be ready just in case something like that happened. He ...

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