Part 1 of Essay
When James Madison did an about face from his platform of strong, centralized government to write Federalist number 45, his vision was changed from the idea of a supreme national government to one of states’ rights and such. There exist many differences and similarities to the government of the United States today. Today, ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... comparison to the federal government as a type of feudal system is true to an extent in todays government as the local sovereigns can speak more for their smaller population whereas the larger governmental bodies cant speak as well for the people as the smaller ones were able to do. Therefore, the federal government cannot have power over the states because the states have a larger voice directly from the people, that is, it is more directly a democratic branch of government. It is also true that the ....