1. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. The Constitution The Madisonian Model Edwards, Wattenberg, and Lineberry Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy Fourteenth Edition

2. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. Analyze how the components of the Madisonian model addressed the dilemma of intergrating majority rule with the protection of minority interests.

3. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. What are the main components of the Madisonian model?

4. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. The Madisonian Model To prevent a tyranny of the majority, Madison proposed a government of: –Limiting Majority Control –Separating Powers –Creating Checks and Balances –Establishing a Federal System

5. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. The Madisonian Model

6. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. The Madisonian Model

7. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman. The Madisonian Model The Constitutional Republic –Republic: A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws –Favors the status quo – change is slow The End of the Beginning –The document was approved, but not unanimously. Now it had to be ratified.