Madison called the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, Select one: a. checks and balances. b. tyranny. c. separation of powers. d. a strong government.

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Madison called the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, Select one: a. checks and balances. b. tyranny. c. separation of powers. d. a strong government.

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Harrison Ashley · Answer 1

b. tyranny

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A power concentration in one hand in the form of executive, judiciary and legislative powers is aptly described as a dictatorship or tyranny. Madison describes this power concentration as a tyranny form of government. He believed that keeping the three tiers of government separated was primary to the preservation of liberty.

He wrote: "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."