In the madisonian model for government, james madison stated his belief that: the constitution would be harmful to the lower class. the masses should not be trusted to make many of the decisions necessary to govern. the constitution gives too much power to the central government. the strong central government in the constitution would be detrimental to individual liberties.

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?