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Federalism

This piece explores the foundational principles of American government as articulated by key figures during the formation of the nation. It highlights concepts such as federalism, where the national government is likened to the sun with states as planets, and popular sovereignty, emphasizing the power of the people. Additionally, the text examines the separation of powers to prevent tyranny, the necessity of checks and balances, and the notion of limited government to protect individual liberties. These principles remain integral to the functioning of democracy today.

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Federalism

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  1. Federalism

  2. “Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the states the planets, repelled yet attracted, and the whole moving regularly and harmoniously in several orbits.” -- John Dickinson (Delaware Delegate), 1787

  3. Popular Sovereignty

  4. “In free governments the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns.” • - Ben Franklin July 26th, 1787.

  5. Separation of Powers

  6. “The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny” - James Madison

  7. Checks and Balances

  8. “The use of checks and balances in the forms of government, is to create delays and multiply diversities of interests, by which the tendency on a sudden to violate them may be counteracted.” - John Adams ("On Government," 1778)

  9. Limited Government

  10. “We are acting a very strange part. We first form a strong man to protect us, and at the same time wish to tie his hands behind him.” – Gouverneur Morris August 17th, 1787

  11. “If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” - James Madison Federalist #51

  12. . Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the states the planets, repelled yet attracted, and the whole moving regularly and harmoniously in several orbits." -- John Dickinson (Delaware Delegate), 1787

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