1. Ancient to Modern Political Thinking
... . This tie between the church and the state would ultimately cause some problems in the community. When you have stringent requirements for those holding office, the power ended up in the hands of families and groups causing a problem that James Madison would later address. This idea of rule by a few powerful families survived for quite some time. James Madison in his Federalist Papers talked about these powerful ... groups, or "Factions" in America. Madison defines a faction as "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated b...
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