Pros And Cons Of Anti Federalist Paper 51

With this statement by creating an extended republic with more representatives, the tyranny of a majority is avoided by the adding more qualified democratically elected pieces to the puzzle the puzzle becomes harder to solve. As a result Madison felt that creating an extended republic with more representatives with more people voting would quell the effects of factionalism. In Federalist paper 51, Madison responds to the fear that a national government will lead to the dissolution of a republic, and the creation of a monarchy or despot where the people will no longer rule. His answer to the Anti-Federalist’s rightful fears were to institute three branches of government that would check and balance each other at all times so one branch would
not become too powerful. He states,”If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure. There are but two methods of providing against this evil: the one by creating a will in the community independent of the majority... the other, by comprehending in the society so many separate descriptions of citizens as will render an unjust combination of a majority of the whole very improbable, if not impracticable.(Madison 320 321)” In essence, this statement shows how the three branches are checks on a tyranny, or tyranny of the majority corrupting the republic by making the consolidation of power impracticable and unattainable. By instituting a form of government where three branches essentially blocks a supreme consolidation of power by one branch.