Federalist No. 45 - James Madison


	Federalist No. 45 - James Madison

Rustee

3-17-2008 11:05 PM

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Rustee says:

The vision of the proper roles of the state and federal governments.

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3-18-2008 12:30 AM

Rustee

Also notice how Madison capitalizes "States" while minimizing "federal". Assuming that's not modern editing, it's a subtle affirmation of the topic at hand.

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