James Madison
Great Britain and Ireland were governed under a single government from 1801
The MayFlower Compact was the first governed document.
Republicans first had control of the Federal Government in 1860 with the election of the first Republican President; Abraham Lincoln. (www.PatriotMusic.com)
From the end of the fourth paragraph: "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. 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. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions." Auxiliary precautions are the subject of the article, viz. the internal checks and balances. Elections are the primary check, but the structure of government, Madison believes should also be aimed towards protections from tyranny. For further information, see the below related link.
They were governed by a representative assembly elected by the land owners.
the First national government of the united states was the Articles of Confederation Actually the first National Government of the United States was the Second Continental Congress which governed during the Revolutionary War. The Articles were the first written gov't of the US.
The first three words of the US Constitution, We The People, ... The US Constitution is that the basis of the laws in the United States of America.
Abolishing private property was Lenin's first act on taking control in Russia.
It was the first document to establish a government that ruled with the consent of the governed.
In the election of 1860 the South for the first time lost control of which branch of the national government?
There is none, England is under the control of the British government.