The Authors
Who wrote Federalist Paper No. 10?
James Madison
What is a common passion or interest adverse to the rights of others?
Factionalism
What are the two impractical solutions Madison discusses?
Removing causes and controlling effects.
What is a key difference between a pure democracy and a republic, according to Madison?
A republic uses elected representatives, while a pure democracy involves direct citizen participation in government.
What was the primary goal of Federalist Paper No. 10?
To defend the proposed republican government and address concerns about a large republic being unresponsive.
What pseudonym did the authors of The Federalist Papers use?
Publius
According to Madison, the most common source of factions is ..?
unequal distribution of property
Why did Madison reject destroying liberty to eliminate factions?
Because it contradicts Constitutional Rights
Why did Madison favor a large republic over a small one for controlling factions?
A larger republic has more diverse interests and citizens, making harmful majorities and coordinated oppression less likely.
What was Madison's main argument about how a large republic handles factional dominance?
A large republic is better at protecting against the dominance of narrow self-interest groups than a small democracy.
Who are Alexander Hamilton and John Jay?
These two men wrote the majority of the remaining Federalist Papers.
Madison says factions are unavoidable because factions are..?
fallible
What did Madison call the "republican remedy for the diseases most incident to republican government"?
The structure and extent of the Union.
How did Madison believe elected representatives would improve public views?
By filtering public opinions through chosen citizens with the wisdom and patriotism to discern the country's true interests.
Madison believed the diversity of factions in a large republic would compel groups to do this to achieve goals.
Negotiate and compromise.
Federalist Paper No. 10 was written in what decade?
1780s
Madison viewed factions as ______ to a free government.
essential
How does a large republic help control the dangers of factions?
It makes it less likely for a harmful majority to form and harder for factions to coordinate oppressive actions.
According to Madison, how does federalism help balance representation in a large republic?
The Constitution assigns major interests to the national legislature and local interests to state legislatures.
How are the unequal distribution of property and the formation of factions connected in Madison's view?
Different abilities to acquire property lead to different kinds and degrees of property, which in turn influence people's views and divide society into different interests.