Group 1: Adam, Doris, Anna
Madison’s arguments in Federalist No. 10 focused on the superiority of a large republic in controlling the “mischiefs of faction,” delegating authority to elected representatives and dispersing power between the states and national government. Read Federalist 10 (link above), and the following questions in one, thoughtful post on the weebly. Please address all questions asked. Explain Madison’s definition of faction in Federalist 10. What are the two ways to remove factions according to Madison in Federalist 10? According to Madison, how do you control the effects of minority factions? How does federalism control factions? Why is a large representative republic the cure for majority factions? How does Madison’s viewpoint on factions impact the drafting of the US Constitution? Once you have completed your initial post, make at least one comment on the post of another classmate from each different group. For example, if you completed the questions about Brutus I, comment on one post about Federalist 10 and one about Federalist 51.
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Adam Buell
9/30/2018 06:54:44 pm
In the articles written by Madison, he describes the way government will be controlled, used and dispersed throughout the US. In one part of his article he describes the word faction, which in this case, Madison describes it as a majority of citizens or the majority of a group of people. He also describes the way in which you get rid of a faction, by eliminating the cause, or by controlling its effects. You can control the minority by overwhelming them with ideas in which you have and then essentially overrule by majority in numbers, and Federalism controls this by keeping a large group. A large republic is the cure for a faction because mainly, it brings all types of differing ideas together and Madison’s views helped construct the Constitution today.
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Courtney
9/30/2018 07:14:36 pm
I liked this, it was interesting. The idea of federalism keeping everything in a large group seems the best way to "do things." Nice job!
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Anna Pittman
9/30/2018 08:46:56 pm
In Federalist No. 10, Madison explains faction as a majority of people, usually in a group. Madison says there are two ways to get rid of faction and they are to remove its causes or by controlling the effects. Madison also says that there are two ways of completely removing the causes of faction and they are by destroying the liberty or by giving every citizen the same passions, opinions, and interests. In order to control minority factions, one must overwhelm the minority with ideas and basically make them a majority. Federalism keeps large groups of people together and out of minorities that can easily be ignored. A large representative republic helps majority factions because it brings different ideas together. Madison's viewpoints on factions were a major role in drafting the constitution and are obviously still useful today.
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Nathan Crumb
9/30/2018 09:07:07 pm
I totally agree with you on this Anna, bringing people's ideas together plays a huge part in not only government, but in everyday life; and for Madison to make this happen in government is a huge deal even still in today's government.
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Landon
9/30/2018 10:41:45 pm
I agree that a large representation is beneficial! I like how you argued one side in a way with many facts.
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McKay Shockley
10/2/2018 11:21:44 pm
I totally agree Anna! We need people to help each other out and come together to agree and help each other. This was all very interesting.
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