Exploring Federalist 51: Separation of Powers

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.

As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions.

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Federalist 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments

Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Complete Works, vol. 1 (The Spirit of Laws) [1748]

Would you have been a Federalist or anti-Federalist?

[andyet]

that music though. I'm here to learn not cry :'(

[deethom]

So the anti paper were # in the same way the Federal paper. Like Federalist #51 vs Anti-federalist #5?

[rmux]

You’re great great great great great great great grandpa could be there

[tbrowntracyj]

Answer to the governed would be defeating the purpose
It's the power that is dangerous

[MRKNIGHT]

The US is a Constitutional Republic not a Democratic Republic.