Madisonian Model of Gov't

The Madisonian model of government creates a balanced system where no one section has more control than the others. Madison's goal was to limit majority control (factions and interest groups), seperate the powers in the government and create checks and balances for those powers. His model centers around representation, with the public voting for people who represent them and who then vote for other people with higher power in the branches of government.
Madison's model was taken into great consideration when our government was formed and the actual structure almost exactly mimmicks his ideal structure. The people vote through the electoral college which votes for the president. They also vote for the state legislatures. Originally the state legislatures were in charge of electing senators, but now that power rests with the people as well. The senators and the president then work together to nominate and confirm the election of judges into the Supreme Court. Finally, the people vote for representatives in the House of Reps.
The idea of a balanced system where no branch has more power than another is reflected by the system of checks and balances that has been put in place. Each of the three branches of the government- Judicial, Legislative and Executive- all have the power to check the other two branches in some way or another. This means that none of them have complete control over any issues that arise.
The Madisonian Model of Government raises the issue of balance in particular because it is essential that one faction or group cannot gain and command all of the power over an issue in the government. Madison's model addressed this and gave us a solution to that problem.