In "Vices of the Political System of the United States," James Madison argued
A) the central government must have a permanent standing army at its disposal so that it will be able to maintain order and defend the nation.
B) in order to overcome the flaws of the Confederation government, it is necessary to create a chief executive who is directly elected by the people.
C) the primary weakness of the Confederation government lies in the fact that the Congress is denied the power to tax.
D) the national government must be structured so as to prevent a single interest group from controlling it.

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In "Vices of the Political System of the United States," James Madison argued that the primary weakness of the Confederation government was that it did not prevent a single interest group from controlling it. Madison believed that a stronger national government, with checks and balances to prevent any one group or individual from gaining too much power, was necessary for the success and stability of the country.