The Federalist Papers

1. Government: Government should, without a doubt, be one of the most used words in the Federalist Papers. The goal of these papers was to convince people to ratify and accept the Constitution, which requires inspiring confidence in the government that it sets up. The writers have to describe the government and the reasons why it's set up the way that it is.
2. Rights: One of the issues that was raised about the Constitution was that it doesn't guarantee the individual rights. People are concerned about how their rights will be treated under this new government. The Federalist papers should really emphasize that while these are not specifically mentioned, the whole government is designed to ensure that the people's rights are respected.
3. People: The people will

Separate: The Federalist papers should point out the power of government will be separated in the system described by the Constitution. The people should know that power will be separated between state and national government, and that the state government still has its own powers, especially since they are used to strong state governments. The fact that power is separated within national government, so that no one person can become king-like, is important as well.
5. Representatives: Representatives keep the country from falling to mob rule. They can listen to both the majority and the minority, and then decide based on what's good for both. This is an important point to emphasize because of the lack of the lack of representation the colonists received in British Parliament.
6. Balance: The main idea in Federalist 51 was how the branches of government will check and balance each other. One point that Madison brought up in Federalist 51 is that men aren't angels, and therefore government needs to be set up in a way that it keeps itself under control. It's important to explain how each branch can and will keep each other from accumulating too much power, how each branch will keep the others