Question

How did the factions that James Madison refer to in Federalist No. 1o apply to how both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists planned to deal with the problems of government we discussed in class today?

Answer 1

the problems we discussed are :

1.preserving human nature
2.preservation of govt
3.ambition of people/self interest

Answer 2

Here is a copy of Federalist #10.

http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch4s19.html

http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm

Here are several sites on analysis:

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/federalist/section11.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10

Answer 3

I believe that Federalists opposed factions more than Anti-federalists because in Federalist Paper No.#10, Federalists were extremely against factions. They feared factions because they believed that factions would destroy the government. The Anti-Federalists on the other had wanted more public opinion and encouraged participation of the citizens. They did not believe in a big powerful, centralized national government, and thus, did not believe in a huge republic, therefore, they did not believe that factions would destroy the republic.

Am I right?

What do you think?

Answer 4

You are on the button! Good thinking!