The common issue that Madison discusses in Federalist Papers #10 and #51 are the proliferation of political factions in society. ... Madison takes over the discussion from Hamilton's #9 on how factions can break up the republic. ... The factions can be destroyed or the differences in society can be harmonized to prevent a cleavage. ... One way to ensure this, according to James Madison who wrote this paper, is to ensure that none of the branches has too much power in selecting the people who hold the offices in the other branches. ... Both essays discuss the issue of political factions...

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