2-6-12 Federalist papers

1- What are Federalist Papers?A series of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the late 1780's to persuade the voters of New York to adopt the Constitution. The essays are considered a classic defense of the American system of government, as well as classic practical application of political principles.

2- Who wrote Federalist Papers? James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay

3- Publius- The authors used the pseudonym Publius in honor of Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola. Madison who often now receives greater foundational credit as the father of the Constitution despite his repeated rejection of the honor during his lifetime.

4- Federalists Papers 10- 
     James Madison starts this off by saying that the strong Constitution has the control to deal with violence and aggression created by factions. James Madison said these factions do not help those in favor of democratic government because they cause instability in the government. He made of it very clear by saying "The Friend of Popular Governments, never finds himself so much more alarmed for their character fate, as when he contemplates their propensity to this dangerous vice."  Madison then said that he knew that there would always be factions in the American Society because of the opinion differences. He says that one of the biggest sources that factions come from are from the distribution of land.
5- Federalist Papers 51-
     Madison begins this essay with talk of having three separate branches of government. The three different branches would be Judicial, legislative, and Executive. He explains that each branch should be independent and have the same amount of power. He later said why there should be restrictions on power.  He said many different times that the government has to be able to control the people and also be able to control themselves. Madison said that the idea of the three separate branches with equal amounts of power is a great idea. You can not let one branch of government have more power than the others. They stressed all the time about individual rights. He thinks that minority rights are important on lesser political issues unlike liberty or individual rights.