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FEDERALIST PAPERS AND FEDERAL POWERS

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one of the largest contributions to American political thought. Much of what was feared and discussed during the day of the early colonies is still a cause for fear and  discussion today. What this says, one could state, is that humankind has remained unchanged for nearly two centuries, and that just as they feared too much power being given to  the federal government, today the fear is just as real and perhaps even more of a threat than ever. James Madisons articles, forty five and forty six, both address this  problem of a strong central government. For example, Madisons contention was that human nature was such that unless there were some rules for those in government that the organization would  tend to become corrupt. He states: "Having shown that no one of the powers transferred to the federal government is unnecessary or improper, the next question to be considered is,  whether the whole mass of them will be dangerous to the portion of authority left in the several States"(Federalist Papers, 2002). James Madison, himself, was one of the founding members  of the Continental Congress and it should be noted, the youngest delegate to attend. His Virginia Plan was rumored to have been the framework for the original version of the  Constitution of the United States. As such, he had much influence on the early decisions made in the Congress. One of the biggest arguments, as recorded by Madison in his  private journal record, was about the way in which each state would govern itself. Some delegates favored a strong centralized government, while others wanted their states to have their own  right to sovereignty. The Federalist Papers were written for much the same reasons. Most people, after King George had been driven from the land, were in a quandary as to