... the welfare of the people when creating the Constitution. Madison's major points are made in Federalist Papers ten and fifty-one. Madison's main concern in Federalist Paper number ten is that the Constitution provides the people with a government that protects them against factions. Madison states that factions are groups of individuals that are solely concerned with their own political and economic wellbeing. ... According to Madison, there are only two ways of eradicating factions, " by destroying the liberty which is ... a direct democracy. Although there would be abundant factions ...

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Madison and Factions During the negotiation of the constitution there were people for it and there were those against it. People who felt that the states should retain a major amount of power were called Anti-federalist. The others who believed in a strong central government were called Federalist. One famous Federalist is referred to as "the father of the constitution" who is called James Madison and ... in order to convince those to support the constitution he, among others, wrote up different papers that gave reasons as to why the constitution should be ratified called the Federalist paper...

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... moderate decisions for the public good as opposed to extreme and biased decisions. Madison described how within these majorities and minorities, existed factions, groups of people united by a common interest that was counter to the public good. Acknowledging that people are factious by nature ... element of interest in order for judges to make decisions, therefore once again a strong national government is needed to control the effects of factions even within the government. The Anti-Federalists however, fervently opposed a strong national government and worried that it would use its po...

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... divide and ruin the nation. He believed that such factions would destroy the Union they had fought so hard to create. James Madison however, takes another point of view. In Federalist 10 he addresses the issues of factions among the people. He does not entirely condemn these ... are given to every citizen, Madison concludes, that there will be a number of factions united by an idea. Rather than abolishing these groups and the liberty they are endowed with along with them, in Federalist Paper 10, he provides a solution to the problem opposing groups would form. ... the responsibility of...

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... . 10 In the paper The Federalist No. 10, James Madison gives his arguments for a Republic government and reasons why he is against a pure Democracy. Madison supports the Constitution ... claims that destroying liberty is a "cure worse then the disease itself." The government that the Constitution creates would be able to control the damage caused by factions without removing the liberties of its people. The Constitution had established a representative government in which many voted and a few actually govern. This form of ... a pure democracy in which all members of a society directly pa...

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... the republican government as well as how and why the power of government must be separate. According to the Federalist No. 51, there were few reasons that factions had to be controlled by government. One of the reason was that if the majority, the faction which has stronger power in the society or government, is not controlled by ... the republican government, some individuals with weaker power or minority will feel insecure and be oppressed. To prevent this incident Madison provided two methods in the Federalist No. 51 ... , the government still have problems with the controlling major...

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... different opinions, have different amounts of wealth, and own different amount of property, they will continue to fraternize with people who are most similar to them. In Federalist #10, James Madison summed up factions eloquently stating that "Liberty is faction, what air is to fire, an ailment without which it instantly expires." The government created by the Constitution controls the damage ... is greater in large countries because there will be more representative chosen by a greater number of citizens. Power is distributed in a checks and balance format, making it difficult for fact...

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James Madison begins perhaps the most famous of the Federalist papers by stating that the fact that it establishes a government capable of controlling the violence and damage caused by factions. Madison defines that factions are groups of people who gather together to protect and promote their special economic interests and political opinions. Although these factions are at likelihood with each other, they frequently ... presents itself the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts. But the most c...

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The common issue that Madison discusses in Federalist Papers #10 and #51 are the proliferation of political factions in society. He notes that man is a violent animal who likes conflict, and suggests in both essays that the only way to solve these factions is to allow for a society where many of them ... be solved by having many smaller states as the governing political units. In Essay #10, Madison tackles the question of how to deal with factions whose interests or goals may be in contention with the people's rights. As he would later acknowledge in Essay #51, Madison believed that formin...

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... pass laws, the executive branch executes said laws, and the judiciary branch interprets each law as they pertain to individual cases. However, more and more polarizing views advanced by particular factions continue to steer politics and the American government toward group and personal interests rather than general welfare. President Abraham Lincoln's famous words, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" ... parties of interest. The Founding Fathers knew what we know now, that humans will always form groups centering on areas of common interest, and as James Madison stated in ...

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The Separation of Powers: Controlling the Threat of Factions In The Federalist 51, Madison sets out to explain the necessity of the constitutional setup of the government in preserving liberty. Since Madison is most concerned ... people. Liberty must be preserved and Madison finds that the setup of the government and the delegation of powers is the only way to achieve it. Federalist 51 clearly states that men are not "angels" who would be capable of governing themselves without an official centralized government and that it is the ... procedures ensure that a certain majority or powerful gr...

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James Madison wrote the Federalist paper number ten by employing the knowledge of not only himself but that of John Locke. First by establishing that by human nature people separate themselves into certain factions. They do so by taking into thought a number of principles either by wealth, political ... stance, race, or whatever else people self-segregate themselves by creating somewhat of a hierarchy of groups (these factions much like our political parties, organizations, religions, geographically, and etc.). However, this is very unstable and faulty as a government; the many cannot ... Th...

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... presented his argumentative essay to the State of New York, he had one key point: a very well organized government would be able to relinquish and control violence that comes with factions. These factions Madison called a "dangerous vice." In short Madison was telling people that we need a well ran government for protection. I happen to agree with Madison. Without a strong and well-organized government ... government. He argued that there were only two ways of suppressing a faction. You could remove the causes of the faction or you could control the factions' effect. Like wise there are...

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... the government to the point where they interfere with and hinder the ability of the government to proceed in its daily business. These factions, whether they be a majority or a minority, are a group of individuals drawn together by a common cause orpassion? for which ... citizen the same passions, and the same interests. However, by destroying the liberty of expression and thought which fuels the fire of such factions, it is destroying the basic right to having freedom and liberty guaranteed by our government, and by abolishing freedom, government seizes to ... a different view on an i...

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... brilliance of a republican democracy. He believes that one advantage of the Constitution is that it establishes a government capable of controlling the damage caused by factions. These groups of citizens who join together to protect and promote their own special economic interests and political views, frequently work against public interests and ... encroach on the rights of others. Madison states there are two methods of removing the causes of factions: one by destroying the very liberty essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, passions and in...

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... a faction: destroy liberty or give every citizen the same opinions, passions, and interests. Destroying liberty is a "cure worse then the disease itself," and the second is impracticable. The causes of factions are thus part of the nature of man and we must deal with their effects and accept their existence. The government created by the Constitution controls the damage caused by ... such factions. The framers established a representative form of government in which the many elect the few who govern. Pure or direct democracies cannot possibly control factious conflicts because the stron...

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The Anti-Federalist The writer of federalist #51, most likely Alexander Hamilton, makes several great arguments in this document. However, there are certain flaws present in the writing. Hamilton makes a good point when he says that the ... the right to chose how the country runs because they are the ones that have to live here, and they are the majority. In the 10th federalist paper, the writer says that a large republic can control factions better than a small one. He goes on to say "that the greater number of citizens and extent of territory which may be brought within the ... ...

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James Madison truly was a remarkable man. Intelligent, dutiful and possessed of a sense of civic duty that hasn't been duplicated since his era. The tenth Federalist Paper is the perfect manifestation of all these qualities. If not for men of Madison's vision, the United States might still be nothing more than an English investment colony. In ... friend of popular governments never finds himself so much alarmed for their character and fate, as when he contemplates their propensity to this dangerous vice." This is undoubtedly the case. Factions, or lobbies as they are referred to today, can o...

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... same measure of justice as the rich one. Small inequalities may be compensated."" They warned against the development of "democratic nationalism and delegated republicanism. In a nutshell the Anti-Federalist believed that a stronger regional and local governments where far superior for the administration of laws and the safeguarding of personal liberties than a large consolidated republic. The argued that ... to a new set of rulers. They felt that by establishing a strong national government, whose members where elected indirectly and for extend terms, despotism would result. The Anti-Fed...

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... which could only be kept in motion by the instrumentality of a large army continually on foot to execute the ordinary requisitions or decrees of the government,"" was Hamilton's saying in Federalist 16. This is evident now because we have a written Constitution that was ratified in 1789. Hamilton explained that with a federal government the Confederacy would do its own biding, ... disregarding the federal government's operations. The government was given revisions which is more evident in later Federalist Papers. Madison, in Federalist 39, uses his "bold and radical innovation- method wh...

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... too much power to the federal government and threatened the liberties of individual citizens. These people became known as the Anti-Federalist. Their fear was that they were trading the tyranny of British King George III for a regime of home grown authoritarians. In response came the ... Federalist Papers published in the New York Independent Journal under the author Publius. The real authors were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James ... Madison. There are 85 essays in all each addressing different issues of the time about this new national government. The Anti-Federalist arguments c...

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... the stronger group of the national government and the weak group were anti federalists. The federalist visions of America were industrialism, Business, and Modern. Anti federalists vision were Agrarian, Rural, and simple. The federalisms are stronger because they had better regulate trade, taxes, and loyalty orders. ... strong state and national governments. They also have power such as education, health, and welfare. But concurrent powers are held by both such as taxation, law enforcement, transportation, and military. Federalist also won the anti federalists but had to promise a Bill...

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... control of the growing country of America in 1800, the balance of power was beginning to tip. The two leading candidates for control were Federalist John Adams, who was at the time of the election of 1800 the president, and Republican and self proclaimed "champion of democracy" Thomas ... 's romantic affair with a slave on his plantation. Thomas Jefferson eventually won the election, and the balance of power in the government was shifted from federalist control over to the now powerful Republican Party. This election is correctly described in history as "the revolution of 1800". A revol...

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The Federalist Paper first appeared in the New York newspapers in 1787 during a period of decision for the newly and loosely formed States under the Article ... Constitution to replace the Article of Confederation. It established to persuade the States to ratify the Constitution and eventually the writers of the Federalist paper had accomplished their goal in passing the Constitution. The Federalist Paper was a collection of eighty-five essays that were published anonymously, under the pen name "Publius," in numerous of New York ... state newspapers of the time such as The New York Packet ...

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... of the joys of living in a country where we have a right to make a decision. That is a right we have according to the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Government. The purpose of "The Federalist" papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were to explain and defend the Constitution against the critics that believed it was taking away the rights the Americans had won in ... the Revolution. "The Federalist #17" discussed the insufficiency of the present confederation to preserve the union. "The Federalist #45" discussed the alleged danger from the powers of the union to the state Governm...

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