This is from a class at a major university talking about the Federalist Papers and what they were about and their implication today.
I mean, if the legislative branch gets ridiculously powerful and starts passing whatever laws they want, it's great that the executive branch can be like "ummmm no" and not enforce them.
And, finally, I believe we still see examples of problems Madison feared today. Despite the checks and balances, the balance of our government still gets out of whack sometimes. I mean, look at the PATRIOT Act.
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I mean, if the legislative branch gets ridiculously powerful and starts passing whatever laws they want, it's great that the executive branch can be like "ummmm no" and not enforce them.
And, finally, I believe we still see examples of problems Madison feared today. Despite the checks and balances, the balance of our government still gets out of whack sometimes. I mean, look at the PATRIOT Act.
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