Why does the American form of government work?

    In Federalist Essay no. 10, James Madison argues that through the constitution, factions would not be able to gain power over a minority. Madison's main purpose was to create a fair society, where everyone's voice/ needs would be satisfied. This was important since the protests of Shay's Rebellion in the late 1700's, imposes James Madison to propose the idea of a Republic; where rebellion would be dispelled. James Madison says there are creditors and debtors implying that the majority will want to rule over a minority and continue doing so. In order to rid the government of oppression, Madison exemplifies a type of Republic. Through this Republic, people would have an impact over the states and contribute. James Madison proposes that there be a form of government where factions are checked on so that no faction can rue over the other, hence control can be maintained. Fulfilling the interests of the people through government was difficult, but Madison proposed that through a state legislature, and a federal government; everyone's needs would be satisfied.
     In Federalist Essay no. 51, Madison makes one of the biggest contributions to the US government today. Madison's main focus was to make sure that power was distributed equally, so that there was no possibility of an uprising of a tyrannical dictator. Madison urges the idea of Checks and Balances. Essentially, what this does is divide the powers of the government into three branches. James Madison proposes that the government's power would become of lesser interest to the people if power was distributed equally. This was the Separation of Powers. The Separation of powers was divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative branch is also divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate in order to justify voting and provide equal representation of the big states in comparison to the smaller states with less population.