Question

Read the passage. The regular distribution of power into distinct departments… the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are… powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained. Whose viewpoint does this excerpt reflect?

Answer 1

The excerpt reflects the viewpoint of Federalists.

The above appreciations can be found in Alexander Hamilton text "The utility of the union as a safeguard against domestic faction and insurrection." In it, the idea of the Confederate Republic defined by Hamilton as an assemblage of societies is characterized. It defines the extension up to which democracy should operate.

Thus, the ideas in the excerpt are also, some of the ones that constitute what Hamilton referred to as the science of politics and representation, which contained elements that categorized an innovative government as the US is.

Answer 2

The viewpoint reflected in this passage is the one of a Republican. This is because he describes the Republican government as excellent.