popular government, n.Definitions

Popular government (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or both, Madison wrote, when the people lack information or the means to get it.