Questions for Madison:
1. Why is independence amount different branch members so important in government?
2. Is society and government designed for the rich and powerful to dominate?
3. What did you want to accomplish by writing this paper?
4. How will each branch protect themselves from future encroachments?
5. How does the government reflect human nature?
"It is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others..." - I chose this quote because it talks about how each branch of government must be separate and worry about its own duties, not others.
"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this : you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." - I felt this was important because not only is the government needed to control everyone in it, but it also must control itself so everything runs smoothly.
"But it is not possible to give to each department an equal power of self defense." - This quote proves how each branch cannot be equal and will never be equal, there is obviously some above others.
"...it is evident that each department should have a will of its own..." - I chose this excerpt from the passage because it shows how separate powers are needed in order to make the government as fair as possible.
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary." - Madison just comes right out and says that mankind is not perfect, therefore we need a government to lay down the laws by which we live by.
Response to question number 2:
ReplyDeleteI believe that the government was designed for the rich to prosper and the rights of the rich to be protected. America is a nation of capitalism and power some are able to work their way out of poverty but that number is few. The rich stay rich the poor stay poor and the middle class fund the programs that enable the poor to stay poor while the rich evade taxes.