Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Federalist #10

Federalist #10 was written by James Madison in order to persuade the people to ratify the Constitution. This was the most popular of the Federalist papers. He states that the causes of factions cannot be removed, yet its effects can be controlled. He believed that a Republic was the cure for everything. To him, a strong federal government is definitely possible, and it would be well represented by the majority no matter what.
I think that Federalist #10 is well written, and it proves a good point. Factions should not be "eliminated," and the people would still have a say in a large republic. Madison strongly argues his points. Factions, I agree, do well represent the people's views.

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