James Madison and his view of current Federalism

This paper is going to ascertain what Madison’s view on the current state of federalism would be by understanding what federalism and government is, discovering the intent of the framers of the constitution, their reasons for establishing a federal system, evaluating the detailed history of James Madison’s career, examining the progression of federalism in American history, analyze current views of our federal body, and finally compare those views to Madison’s.

In order to understand what James Madison’s views on federalism where it is first necessary to understand what federalism means. The word came into English from the Latin word Foederatus, which means, “bound by treaty”(Judson 24). The earliest recorded use of the word in English language was by the 17th century puritans when they spoke of federal theology meaning a covenant between God and the settlers in America (Judson 24). Federalism, as a tool of governing, was developed in order to link separate states together with a national order in order to pursue effective objectives that are otherwise unobtainable alone. Federalism defined by Nelson A. Rockefeller is “a government by

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Approximate Word count = 3076
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)