Federalist Papers #10
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What is the most dangerous thing to a United America?
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factions (political parties)
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What has that dangerous thing done to past governments?
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Instability, injustice, and confusion--have been mortal diseases
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How effective does Madison think the new American Constitution will be
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will work
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Is the current government (the Articles of Confederation), following the principal of majority rule, minority rights?
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No
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What is a faction?
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A group of people with similar interest that work against the common good
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What are the 2 ways to control faction?
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removing it's cause controlling the effects of the mischief of factions
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What are the 2 ways to remove the causes of faction?
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removing liberty giving every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and same interests
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Why is destroying liberty a negative thing?
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You can't destroy liberty because it is the cause of factions; it is essential to life--political life
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What causes you to have passions (interests)?
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The connection between his reason and his self-love
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What is gov't's purpose?
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to protect: property life liberty pursuit of happiness our opinions from other people
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What is the oldest and most common faction?
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the division between the rich and poor
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What conclusion does Madison come to?
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can't eliminate the causes of factions but we can control the effects of factions
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Why do the people not have to worry about the minority Faction?
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Majority can defeat the minority by voting
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Why do the people NEED to worry about a majority faction?
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They control the interest and control gov't which can be harmful
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What form of government does Madison describe? ____ What will the majority faction normally do in this form of government?
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pure democracy Majority overrules the minority; small group (direct democracy) ignore the problems of the minority
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Has this form of government been successful?
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No
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Which forms of government is Madison going to compare and contrast?
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republic and pure democracy
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What are 2 positive things about a republic?
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The small number of citizens elected by the rest A greater amount of population to extend this government
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What are 2 reasons elected representatives are better than a democracy?
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refine and enlarge the public view (educated and elite) No bias
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According to Madison, who has a better idea of what \"the people\" want?
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representatives of the people
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Is it possible to have as many representatives as people, if the government wants to prevent abuse of power?
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No
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Which republic will have a greater change of having better choices win choosing a representative?
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Large Republic
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Which republic will provide a more attractive and hard-working political candidate?
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Large Republic
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What does \"extend the sphere\" mean?
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we can grow, move, and acquire new territory
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Why is this a good change?
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because people have different opinions
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Does Madison want a strong central government or keep the confederacy of the Articles of Confederation?
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Strong central government
