Atext box reads, if men were angels, no government would be necessary. if angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary the great difficulty lies in this, you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself. - james madison, federalist no. 51 © 2013 flvs which of the following laws and policies would best reflect james madison's vision of government as expressed in the statement above? income taxes gun-control laws peacetime military drafts public-works projects

Gun-control laws.

In the above excerpt, Madison is arguing that laws are necessary because men are not completely good (unlike angels). Therefore, some laws need to be implemented in order to restrict their freedom for their own good.

The only option that restricts people's freedom in order to protect them is the one of gun-control laws. Income taxes form accountability between the government and the governed, but they do not restrict freedom. Public work projects similarly require accountability, but do not restrict freedom. Military drafts restrict freedom, but not because citizens need this restriction for their own good, but because of attacks by others.

congress also has implied powers, which derive from the necessary and proper clause of the constitution and permit congress "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states.