Read the quote from james madison. if men were angels, no government would be necessary. . in framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, 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. the main idea that madison addresses is why the us government is needed. must control people. is not needed. must not control people.

The correct answer is the following: option a. The main idea that Madison addresses is why the US government is needed. James Madison was an American founding father who served as the 4th President of the United States between 1809 and 1817. He is known as the "Father of the Constitution" for having a main role in the draft of it and its promotion.

It is in "The Federalist No. 51" in which Madison wrote down the quote presented in the question. In his quote Madison is addressing why he believes that the US government is needed. He explains that it is because of the flawed nature of humans that a form of government is vital for the well functioning of any society. And that the governed need to accept being governed by equals in order to have a government that functions.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

a stronger government