Federalist No. 51 relates to the efforts by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act because the process involved deals with Checks and Balances.
Federalist No. 51 relates to how the government needs to have checks and balances between the arms of government to ensure that no branch of government abuses its power.
For the Republicans to "repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act," the checks and balances principle comes into play because Congress cannot act on their on to replace the Affordable Care Act even if Republicans are in the majority.
They will still need to consent of the President to sign off on their efforts to replace the Act, and if the Supreme Court rules that the repeal is against the Constitution, the repeal will not stand.
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