The Constitution and the Federalist

Federalist #10
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time; yet what are many of the most important acts of legislation, but so many judicial determinations, not indeed concerning the rights of single persons, but concerning the rights of large bodies of citizens? And what are the different classes of legislators but advocates and parties to the causes which they determine?


     I believe the meaning of this passage is if a person is judge there are easier to judge other based on there judgement and they wont see things on the clearer side. This is saying that a men can not be a judge and parties because there judgement as a judge may affect there judgement as parties.
     I agree with this passage because people may want something and is easy to judge without thinking of outcomes. If you are going to judge someone or something it shouldn't be based on your opinion,thought, or interest but it should be based on facts and truth.

Federalist #51
In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own; and consequently should be so constituted that the members of each should have as little agency as possible in the appointment of the members of the others. Were this principle rigorously adhered to, it would require that all the appointments for the supreme executive, legislative, and judiciary magistracies should be drawn from the same fountain of authority, the people, through channels having no communication whatever with one another.


     I think the meaning of this passage is saying that each group in the government should have its own promises. The only people that are able to see the will are the ones that are in that group.
     I agree that each group in the government has its own will because in that case they will handle laws and regulations better then everyone trying to make laws all together and disagreeing. If they make own laws they can then discuss each of their ideas.



-I am still trying to understand must of these articles. I understand part of them but then I get a bit confused.