Context: The Constitution does not explicitly indicate the pre-eminence of any particular branch of government. However, James Madison wrote in Federalist 51, regarding the ability of each branch to defend itself from actions by the others, that "it is not possible to give to each department an equal power of self-defense. In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates."

Question: Who wrote that the legislative branch was the predominate branch of government?
Answer: James Madison

Question: In which Federalist paper did James Madison state that the legislative branch of government was predominate?
Answer: Federalist 51

Question: Who wrote in the Constitution that legislative authority is predominate?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Where did the Constitution write that it's not possible to give each department equal power?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who wrote that it was possible to give equal power of self defense to each department?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which document explicitly indicates pre-eminence of the judicial branch of government?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which document explicitly indicates pre-eminence of the executive branch of government?
Answer: Unanswerable