Section 1
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After you have finished all of the work for Week 2 in the Modules, take a few moments here to summarize and discuss what you have learned. What most interested or surprised you as you considered "The Framework of Government" in the United States?
Section 2
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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would 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.
--James Madison, 1788
In the above words, the "Father of the Constitution," as he came to be called, James Madison, summarized a key dilemma in crafting a good system of government: "you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." In an original micro-essay of your own composition, describe here in 2-4 pages (12-point Times New Roman font, 1" margins, double-spaced) how the Missouri Constitution and the U.S. Constitution both independently and, in relation to to each other, "first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." A strong essay will point to specific examples in both documents, and incorporate such principles as "federalism," as Volkomer described it, and the formation of the United States as a "republic," rather than as simply a "democracy,"