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James Madison wrote: "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the chief difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the goverened; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." What did Madison mean by this and why was it a problem? How did the Founders address this problem in the constitution?

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