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'The Federal Government In James Madison's Federalist Paper'

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This federalist paper was written by James Madison most likely in 1788. In this letter he addresses the concerns of some that the Constitution will endanger the people by granting too much power to the federal government and usurping power from the states. In the first paragraph Madison asks many questions of the reader which all infer that his point is that the states will indeed lose some of their sovereignty, but it is necessary for the happiness of the citizens. He argues, essentially, that the federal government must be granted the actual capacity to do what it is every state wants it to do, such as protect them from foreign enemies. Madison assures the audience that the amount of power he is suggesting granting to a centralized government

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