***** PLEASE DO NOT USE AI GENERATED SOFTWARE. IT IS CHECKED THOROUGHLY!! Assignment: In Federal ...
***** PLEASE DO NOT USE AI GENERATED SOFTWARE. IT IS CHECKED THOROUGHLY!! Assignment: In Federalist No. 51, Madison asks: “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?”. Indeed, the Federalist Papers contain numerous reflections and comments on human nature, including arguments for why human nature necessitates certain governmental institutions and safeguards. Considering the Federalist Papers and Letters of Brutus assigned for class, how do these authors account for human nature? Are there any exceptions to their general depiction of human nature? With this understanding, how do the Federalists and Brutus characterize the people, politicians, and other ambitious individuals? What does this suggest for our expectations of democratic governance? Whose vision of human nature, the Federalists or Brutus, better matches their proposed organization of government and/or criticisms of the proposed Constitution? Finally, what might this mean for Publius’ question to the reader at the outset of Federalist No. 1, “…whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force”? Your answer should show a thoughtful consideration of the question, demonstrate your understanding of the material, and be supported with evidence from the text (including proper citation). Your writing should be clear and concise. These papers are not to be treated as “book reports.” You are constructing an argument but should not be inserting your opinions. Do not speak from the nagging or any other kind of “I,” and do not include any personal reflections (this includes evaluations of the respective author’s principles and thoughts). Avoid long introductions. You should begin by directly addressing the question and/or providing a “road map” for your paper. Additionally, do not include historical references that are not addressed by the author, and only use those examples if it furthers your answering of the question on the prompt. You do not need to create any context to answer the question. I want to see that you understand the Federalists’ and Brutus’ ideas/theories. Focus on the texts and use only the texts as a resource. This will include citing and quoting the Federalists and Brutus when necessary to show evidence for your answer. You should be mindful to pull broadly from the various texts whenever possible (do not pick from a small selection and expect that it will be sufficient to make your argument). With this in mind, do not over quote or pack your paper with dense quotes. Quotes should not be used without direction connection to or explanation of ideas. They should not introduce or conclude your paper or any given paragraph within your paper. Also, avoid using anachronistic (this includes comparing the author to contemporary issues, ideas, etc.) or extensive examples. ****Please read additional assignment details as well! Analytical Papers Your answer should show a thoughtful consideration of the question, demonstrate your understanding of the material, and be supported with evidence from the text (including quotes and proper citation). Your writing should be clear and concise. These papers are not to be treated as “book reports.” You are constructing an argument but should not be inserting your opinions. Do not speak from the nagging or any other kind of “I,” and do not include any personal reflections (this includes evaluations of the respective author’s principles and thoughts). Avoid long introductions. You should begin by directly addressing the question and/or providing a “road map” for your paper. Additionally, do not include historical references that are not addressed by the author, and only use those examples if it furthers your answering of the question on the prompt. You do not need to create any context to answer the question. I want to see that you understand the thinkers’ ideas/theories. Focus on the text and use only the text as a resource. This will include citing and quoting the author to show evidence for your answer. With this in mind, do not over quote or pack your paper with dense quotes. Quotes should not be used without direction connection to or explanation of ideas. They should not introduce or conclude your paper or any given paragraph within your paper. Also, avoid using anachronistic (this includes comparing the author to contemporary issues, ideas, etc.) or extensive examples. Please use standard formatting which includes 12-point font and 1-inch margins. Please remember to number the pages. Support your answer with evidence from the text and include proper citation where appropriate. When citing the assigned reading, provide a reference for which edition you are using at the end of the paper. Also, you should cite the texts using in-text citations that include the name of the text or author and the page number.
