FRQ 1 – Federalist Papers #10 and #51
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What is the violence of faction?
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-groups in society that use violence to get their way -cause instability and injustice so a good gov must provide a cure
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What is a faction?
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-a group of citizens that are united by a common interest adverse to the other groups of society
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What are the 2 methods of curing the mischiefs of faction?
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-destroying the liberty that is essential to it's existence; removing it's causes -giving every citizen the same opportunities; removing it's effects
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What is the first object of government?
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-the protection of the rights of property
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Why can the causes of factions not be removed?
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-you can't call yourself a free society if you don't allow factions -a civil society is one that allows factions -a civil society must allow pluralism
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The effects of which faction need to be controlled?
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-the majority because letting one faction rule with the majority leads to corruption and tyranny -minorities must have a say
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How does a republic versus pure democracy better control factions?
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Why is a larger republic better at controlling factions than a smaller republic?
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-corruption is less likely -unworthy representatives will be elected less often
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How should the departments of government be independent of each other?
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-each department should have a will of it's own -independent pay
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Which ability must be given to each department?
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-necessary and constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachment of the other departments -ambition must be made to counteract ambition
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\"But what is government itself...
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...but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?\"
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How to restrain the power of the legislative branch?
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-divide into 2 different chambers as little connected as possible -elect them differently/give them different principles of action
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What is the advantage of a federal system in distributing power?
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-double security: each system will control the other, as well as itself (checks and balances) -prevents encroachment
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How to guard one part of society from the injustices of the other part?
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-create a will in the society independent of the majority -have so many different descriptions of citizens, a majority will be improbable
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What is the advatange of the extended republic of the USA?
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-many interests create a coalition of minorities, which is the best kind of majority
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What must be guarded in the American society?
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-guard the society against the oppression of its rulers -guard one part of society against the injustice of the other part -preserve the different interests that exist in the different classes of citizens -guard against a majority
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What is justice?
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-political security of civil rights which is the rights of every class of citizens
