The Federalist No. 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. ... This type of a pure democracy would never be able to control factions because the majority faction would always prevail, and there would be no way to protect minority rights. ... Madison is concerned that, "no man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause; because his interest will certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity." ... Experience had proved that no position is more false than th...

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It is true that Lincoln's message was originally intended to address the division of slave and slave-free states, but these words ring no less true when applied to the division of American politics between 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 the Federalist Papers No. 10, "There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects...the first remedy(is)worse than the disease.... Jus...

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The Federalist No. 39 goes on to define the concept of a republic as a "government which derives all its power directly or indirectly from the great body of people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior." ... Another thought is that "pluralists do not argue that political resources are distributed equally- that would be tantamount to saying that all are decisions are made on majoritarian basis"(Wilson DiIulio 10). ... The result of this is described by Madison in No.10 as saying that a republic is "to refine and enla...

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The Federalist No. 39 goes on to define the concept of a republic as a "government which derives all its power directly or indirectly from the great body of people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior." ... Another thought is that "pluralists do not argue that political resources are distributed equally- that would be tantamount to saying that all are decisions are made on majoritarian basis"(Wilson DiIulio 10). ... The result of this is described by Madison in No.10 as saying that a republic is "to refine and enla...

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In particular, Federalist papers #10 and #51, James Madison makes bold arguments and comments about the framing of the constitution. ... The main purpose of Federalist paper #10 is factions. ... In Federalist #51, Madison says, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.... No one group will dominate the highway. ... Madison makes very wise statements in Federalists #10 and #51. ...

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Under the Federalists was a $ 10 million growth of the national debt alerted Jefferson and Albert Gallatin, the secretary of treasury. ... Adams had filled with Federalists in last minutes "midnight appointments". ... The Republicans had taken the offense against the judiciary and impeached two Federalist judges. ... No other federal judge would be impeached for more than fifty years. ... So Jefferson really feared that France would take over NO so he nominated James Monroe and Robert R. ...

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Another piece of legislation that was passed during this stage of constitutional development called the Federalist Stage was the Judiciary Act of 1787. ... The last if not the most important major development in the Constitution during the federalist stage was the establishment of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments that were originally created as a compromise between the federalists and anti-federalist, as the anti-federalist strongly believed that US citizens needed protection from the central government and that these protections should be neatly and specific...

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The common issue that Madison discusses in Federalist Papers #10 and #51 are the proliferation of political factions in society. ... 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. ... While Essay #10 is all about the essays, Madison discusses them at the end of Essay #51 too. ... To solve this, he offers a more concrete solution in Essay #51 than he does in Number 10. ... Since all the citizens of a large state are allowed mingling with each other, no single group will emerge as being in so...

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The Federalist, No. 7. proclaimed "America, if not connected at all or only by the feeble tie of a simple league.. would be gradually entangled in all the pernicious labyrinths of European politics and wars " (pg.). ... The Bill of Rights was introduced by James Madison and became the first 10 Constitutional Amendments. ... By dividing powers and giving each branch of government specific roles and partial rule over the others, The Constitution ensures that no one person is in complete control of the government making it almost impossible for monarchy like systems to arise. ...

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No matter how you look at Americas progression you must look at the benefits we have received through our transitioned political structure. ... Locke would declare that all men are equal and that one is no more powerful that he next, getting away for the idea of a sovereign ruler, but not fully supporting the democracy that we now hold. ... 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 by some common imp...

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In The Federalist Papers, James Madison comes to the realization that " the latent causes of faction are sown in the nature of man- (Fed 10, 73), the nature to act in favor of his own self-interest. ... A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions- (Fed 51, 319). ...

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Federalist No. 10 by James Madison explains, "A zeal for different opinions concerning religion, concerning government, and many other points, as well of speculation as of practice; an attachment to different leaders have, in turn, divided mankind into parties" (Madison). ...

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In modern standards, the Athenian democracy was still exclusive, but in a time-period when no group of citizens could be excluded from political rights was unknown. ... Within the Athenian democracy there was no separation of class, even the lowest and poorest citizen shared in freedom and power of the government. ...

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