With which statement would the author of Federalist No. 51 most likely agree? If both the people and the government love liberty, the government will not need to protect individual rights. People are naturally good, so a government does not need checks and balances to protect individual rights. People are not naturally disciplined, so a government must have unlimited power to keep order in society Both people and governments need laws to keep order in society and protect individual rights.

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Elena Bernard

13 January, 06:22

With which statement would the author of Federalist No. 51 most likely agree? If both the people and the government love liberty, the government will not need to protect individual rights. People are naturally good, so a government does not need checks and balances to protect individual rights. People are not naturally disciplined, so a government must have unlimited power to keep order in society Both people and governments need laws to keep order in society and protect individual rights.

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Adriana Buchanan · Answer 1

The correct answer is the last one, "Both people and governments need laws to keep order in society and protect individual rights."

Madison states in the 51th Federalist Paper that government is a reflection of human nature. If humans were angels, government wouldn't be necessary. "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."