Question

Read the excerpt from the Publius. 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. —Publius How would Federalists most likely respond to this?

Answer 1

In this excerpt by Publius, the Federalists would most likely respond to this in a sense that they would agree and be confident that the Constitution meets those goals.

Publius, Roman aristocrat, was one of the people responsible in overthrowing the monarchy.

Answer 2

This is an excerpt from The Federalist Papers, a collection of articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. These articles were signed under the pseudonym of "Publius." The main purpose of the essays was to promote the ratification of the Constitution.

It is likely that other Federalists would also agree with this statement. Moreover, they would argue that the fact that the government has to respect the Constitution allows for some of these problems to be resolved. Also, the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances contribute to reducing these issues.