Madisonianism in the United States

Concept of Madisonianism

In the U.S., in the context of the U.S. Constitution and Federalism, Madisonianism has the following meaning: James Madison’s constitutional structuring of the American political system to achieve limited government (and guard against abuse of power) through devices including federalism, separation of powers, bicameralism, and supermajoritarianism. (Source of this definition of Madisonianism : University of Texas)

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• Constitution
• Federalism