James Madison's Federalist 45 When James Madison did an about face from his platform of strong, centralized government to write Federalist number 45, his vision was changed from the idea of a supreme national government to one of states’ rights and such. There exist many differences and similarities to the government of the United States today. Today, the government under democratic programs is a contradiction of what Madison was getting at in Federalist 45. They have more of a stronger, centralized type of rule considering the ideas of welfare reform and government-run programs to create jobs for peo