The article basically said a republic is better than a democracy because it would provide a stronger central gover

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nment that let state governments' control their own affairs. This would happen because the central government would deal with national and international affairs so the states could concentrate more on the local matters. Luckily, this is what actually happened and it turned out to be an excellent system. This was an ingenious explanation Madison created to help ratify the Constitution. Without this our country might never have been what it is today.

He also stated that we (the people of the United States at that time) should elect a body of wise citizens who could help guide the country towards its best interests. No matter the size of the nation, these representatives must be a certain size in number an

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