James Madison stated that the accumulation of all powers-legislative,executive,and judiciary-in the same hands is the definition of which of the following?
A)democracy
B)tyranny
C)centralization
D)majority

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James Madison believed that the accumulation of all powers in the same hands would lead to tyranny, as the person or group holding all the power would have unlimited control over the government and its citizens. He believed in separating the powers among different branches of government to prevent such tyranny.

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