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The Federalist Patriot

"If we resort for a criterion to the different principles on
which different forms of government are established, we may
define a republic to be, or at least may bestow that name on,
a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly
from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons
holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period,
or during good behavior." --James Madison, Federalist No. 39
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cri·te·ri·on (kr-tîr-n)
n. pl. cri·te·ri·a (-tîr-) or cri·te·ri·ons
A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based. See
Synonyms at "standard".
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"[R]efusing or not refusing to execute a law to stamp it with its final
character...makes the Judiciary department paramount in fact to the
Legislature, which was never intended and can never be proper."
--James Madison


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