... the governing processes of these localities, reformers kept in mind the necessity of maintaining a democratic rule. Therefore, the primary focus of these reformers was keeping politics separate from administration. This paper will examine the arguments in favor of local sovereignty as well as those opposed from the past century into modern times focusing in on the policy-administration dichotomy. When examining ... factions or parties, it may just be inevitable that politics are a major player in a democratic system from the local level up and through the national level. Madison writes ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate