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Exploring Federalist 51: Separation of Powers

The Federalist Society
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How does the U.S. Constitution promote liberty? This video essay explores the insights from Federalist 51 about the role that structural safeguards play in promoting freedom--in particular, checks and balances. This project is part of the Federalist Society’s Article I Initiative, which explores the proper role of Congress according to its constitutional design. To learn more, please visit the Article I Initiative website: https://fedsoc.org/articlei. As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. RELATED LINKS Federalist 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments https://www.congress.gov/resources/di... Why James Madison thought ambition was a good thing https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/w... Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Complete Works, vol. 1 (The Spirit of Laws) [1748] http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/mon... Would you have been a Federalist or anti-Federalist? http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/... ...more
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Exploring Federalist 51: Separation of Powers
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2018Jul 4
How does the U.S. Constitution promote liberty? This video essay explores the insights from Federalist 51 about the role that structural safeguards play in promoting freedom--in particular, checks and balances. This project is part of the Federalist Society’s Article I Initiative, which explores the proper role of Congress according to its constitutional design. To learn more, please visit the Article I Initiative website: https://fedsoc.org/articlei. As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. RELATED LINKS Federalist 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments https://www.congress.gov/resources/di... Why James Madison thought ambition was a good thing https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/w... Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Complete Works, vol. 1 (The Spirit of Laws) [1748] http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/mon... Would you have been a Federalist or anti-Federalist? http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/...

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The Federalist Society

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