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Federalist Papers Worksheet
The Federalist 10
- In the first paragraph of The Federalist 10, Madison explains what he is trying to do with the American Constitution. What were his main concerns?
- What does Madison mean by faction? What, in his view, is the “most common and durable source of faction?”
- What, in Madison’s view, are the two methods of “removing the causes of faction” and what are the problems with these methods?
- Why does Madison believe that it is fruitless to depend upon the good judgment of “enlightened statesmen?
- Briefly summarize Madison’s definition of “democracy” and “republic.” What, in his opinion, are the two “great points of difference” between them?
- Summarize at least two of Madison’s arguments for the superiority of large republics to small democracies.
- Why does Madison believe that large republics are best able to avoid the dangers of faction?
The Federalist 51
- What is Madison discussing in the first half of this essay? What is he attempting to explain and justify?
- What does the following statement suggest about Madison’s thinking: “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external or internal controls on government would be necessary?”
- In the second half of the essay, Madison makes two arguments to justify how the federal system that he is proposing supports the arguments he makes in the first half of the essay. Summarize these two arguments.
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