Read the passage. The regular distribution of power into distinct departments… the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are… powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained. Whose viewpoint does this excerpt reflect?

The passage praises separated powers and elected representatives as ways to preserve republican government. These ideas appear in the Federalist arguments supporting the proposed Constitution, which established a national government with distinct branches and elected representation. Therefore, the excerpt reflects the viewpoint of those who supported the Constitution.

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