How did madisons views of human nature affect his theory of governemnt?

Madison's theory was that every branch of the government should be checked. As he said, the human nature of men was being self-centered and ambitious, this is the reason why, if the people who ran the government were not checked, they would abuse of their power.

what are the choices?

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”