Notes+on+Federalist+51

Famous Quote from Federalist 51: "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."


 * established checks and balances in the government and placed a seperation of powers within the national government.
 * stated that no government branch should be involved with the appointment of other branches (but by similar standards).
 * stated that members of each branch should be as independent as possible.
 * stressed that the Legislative Branch of government is the strongest and should be divided into seperate branches.
 * stated that internal and external governmental controls are crucially to a functioning republic.
 * stressed seperation of powers to avoid an anarchy -if a majority is united by a common interest, then the rights of the minority are insecure. (If power is spread out, liberties of citizens are less likely to be in danger.)
 * "different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself."