Read the excerpt from the Publius.In republican government, the [lawmaking] authority necessarily [has the most power]. The remedy for this…is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to render them…as little connected with each other [as possible]. —Publius
Answer
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the Anti-Federalist idea that dividing the government into branches will not stop abuses of power
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the Federalist idea that lawmaking power should be divided among the different branches of government
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the Anti-Federalist idea that lawmaking should be a matter for states, not the federal government
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the Federalist idea that branches of government should overlap so they can check on each other’s activities
Explanation
Publius argues that the legislature naturally tends to become the most powerful part of a republican government. The remedy, he says, is to divide the legislature into separate branches and keep them as independent from one another as possible. This reflects the Federalist idea of dividing lawmaking power among branches; it does not call for branches to overlap.
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