What was James Madison's big worry about framing a new Constitution?
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He did not want to draft a bill of rights as an amendment to the constitution...His personal stance was that a revised constitution was worse than no constitution at all...
His worry lay in the fact that giving certain rights...as had been done in state bill of rights...would enumerate certain rights rendering other rights absolete if not clearly stated...He therefore thought that be stating what rights people did have...that anything not explicitly implied in these rights would then no longer be....He wanted to leave the power of specific rights to the states and did not want such specific strokes being done on the federal level.
He was always a fighter for states rights and because of that...a bill of rights drafted by the federal government could and would limit rights of states and those not included in the one attached to and revising the constitution.
But he was up against a large party of federalists who wanted a strong central government.
MARK BRAINLIEST..
His worry lay in the fact that giving certain rights...as had been done in state bill of rights...would enumerate certain rights rendering other rights absolete if not clearly stated...He therefore thought that be stating what rights people did have...that anything not explicitly implied in these rights would then no longer be....He wanted to leave the power of specific rights to the states and did not want such specific strokes being done on the federal level.
He was always a fighter for states rights and because of that...a bill of rights drafted by the federal government could and would limit rights of states and those not included in the one attached to and revising the constitution.
But he was up against a large party of federalists who wanted a strong central government.
MARK BRAINLIEST..
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James Madison was the primary author of the Constitution and played an integral part in the development of what would become the political system of the United States. He also drafted the Bill of Rights and was called the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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James Madison worried that the new Constitution would give too much power to the federal government. Madison believed that political power corrupts those who wield it, and the only way to prevent that was to divide, limit and put checks on power. Madison also feared that if too much power was given to the people in the form of democracy, then factions would rise up and threaten others with a tyranny of the majority.
To protect from a corrupt and tyrannical government, Madison proposed that there be three branches in the federal government, a legislative, executive and a judiciary, each with independent authority and possessing the ability to defend against the other branches. In this way, not one person or one body can pull too much power to itself. Madison also believed that to counter the tyranny of the majority, more factions should be encouraged so that not one group will be able to dominate the others.
Answer and Explanation:
James Madison worried that the new Constitution would give too much power to the federal government. Madison believed that political power corrupts those who wield it, and the only way to prevent that was to divide, limit and put checks on power. Madison also feared that if too much power was given to the people in the form of democracy, then factions would rise up and threaten others with a tyranny of the majority.
To protect from a corrupt and tyrannical government, Madison proposed that there be three branches in the federal government, a legislative, executive and a judiciary, each with independent authority and possessing the ability to defend against the other branches. In this way, not one person or one body can pull too much power to itself. Madison also believed that to counter the tyranny of the majority, more factions should be encouraged so that not one group will be able to dominate the others.
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