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In Federalist No. 51, James Madison argues that because the legislative branch naturally dominates in a republican government, its power must be controlled. According to Madison, which of the following constitutional features serves as the primary remedy for this problem?

  1. A
    Giving the president an absolute veto over all legislative acts
  2. Dividing the legislature into two houses with different methods of election and distinct powersCevap
  3. C
    Allowing state legislatures to cancel federal laws that exceed constitutional limits
  4. D
    Requiring all major laws to be approved by a direct popular vote of the citizens

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Dividing the legislature into two houses with different methods of election and distinct powers
The correct answer identifies the division of the legislature into two houses with different methods of election and distinct powers. In Federalist No. 51, Madison argues that in a republican government, the legislature necessarily dominates. To prevent this branch from abusing its power, the primary remedy is to divide it into different chambers (the Senate and the House of Representatives) and render them as little connected with each other as possible, each having different modes of election and principles of action.

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1
Identify the core problem presented in the question stem.
The legislative branch naturally predominates in a republican government.
This is the primary institutional challenge Madison discusses when designing the legislative branch.
2
Analyze Madison's specific remedy for legislative predominance in Federalist No. 51.
The remedy is to divide the legislature into different branches with different modes of election and principles of action.
By splitting the legislature, its power is weakened internally, preventing it from overwhelming the other branches.
3
Match this remedy to the correct constitutional design feature.
Bicameralism (dividing Congress into the House of Representatives and the Senate).
This divides the legislative authority as Madison recommended.

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Bicameralism as a check on legislative predominance under Federalist No. 51
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