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What constitutional principle prevents the tyranny that James Madison describes in the quotation below from taking place? "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." - James Madison, The Federalist No. 47, 1788 *

popular sovereignty

separation of powers

federalism

judicial review​

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Federalism I think but don’t quote me
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The answer is federalism
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