Analysis Of James Madison's Federalist 51

Federalist No. 51 Assignment James Madison’s Federalist No. 51, in summation, explains what, why, and how there is the need of the separation of powers; legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Through Madison’s argument, checking ambition with ambition, he eloquently portrays, how the power of the government is to be divided up between the three branches of government. This is all referring to the looming ratification of the Constitution; he, James Madison, Jon Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, want to be ratified by the states. They use the power of the New York Press, to gain political support, as well as, explain the legislator put forth to the citizenry. The why, ambition of man, Madison goes on to explain, is the reason why there

To quell the ambition, human nature of the Legislative Branch, the president has the power of the veto. This aspect that the president can shoot down any legislation that has passed, is a tremendous embodiment of how to president, the executive branch, checks the legislative branches “ambition.” This struggle of interest between two of the three branches, keeps the human nature in check. Moreover, the election of the president, judiciary, and legislative representatives, is just another balance of power between the three branches. Madison talks about how the three branches are to be as separate as possible. By dividing them up by their interests, ambition or human nature, they keep one another from running roughshod over other peoples’ liberties and

Madison describes how the Judicial Branch keep the ambition of the Legislative Branch from becoming too powerful. In other words, when the courts rule a piece of legislator unconstitutional, this exemplifies the intended balance of power between the separate departments of government. Moreover, if the House of Representatives impeaches the president, the Judicial Branch rule on the matter, finding him guilty or not. In difference to the election of the President and the Representatives in the House, the Judicial Branch has its members appointed by the state legislators. Therefore, in regards to popular participation and the separation of powers by electing representatives, Madison did not believe the common public had enough information to make these types of decisions appropriately. Even though this was a later amendment to the constitution, it shows his indifference in the matter at