"if men were angels, no government would be necessary. if angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary the great difficulty lies in this, you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself." - james madison, federalist no. 51

which of the following laws and policies would best reflect james madison's vision of government as expressed in the statement above?

income taxes
gun-control laws
peacetime military drafts
public-works projects

Public-works projects

Explanation:

The text written by James Madison shows that it is necessary that, once the government is established, that the government be controlled. One way to control the government is by overseeing its works and expenditures, one of the policies that allows us to control them is the policies and laws that work in relation to public works projects.

Public work is any construction, restoration, renovation or expansion of a project that will be used to meet the basic needs of citizens, such as squares, roads, schools and hospitals. In addition, public work is done with the citizens' money and this is the result of the public. to citizens all power to control the government.

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