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Creating the Constitution, Part Two: The World’s Oldest, and Shortest, Written Constitution
It is important to understand the challenges faced by the Founders in creating our new federal system. As James Madison wrote, "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.”
Creating the Constitution, Part One: Enabling the Government to Control the Governed
It is important to understand the challenges faced by the Founders in creating our new federal system. As James Madison wrote, "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.”