Federalist 10
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Focus of Federalist #10
Dealing with factions
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Faction
\- Group of like-minded people
\- Could be advisers to rights of others
\- Could affect some individuals
\- Could be advisers to rights of others
\- Could affect some individuals
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Main Cause
unequal distribution of property
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Can We Suppress Factions?
NO
\- would destroy liberty
- Liberty is to faction what air is to fire
It is impossible to force people to have the same opinion
\- would destroy liberty
- Liberty is to faction what air is to fire
It is impossible to force people to have the same opinion
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What Can We Do About Factions?
Control them
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Minority Faction
\- Do not have enough votes to put their policy into practice
\- In a direct democracy, it will be voted down
\- You do not have to worry about these, do not have enough power
\- Rights of other people at not being affected by these
\- In a direct democracy, it will be voted down
\- You do not have to worry about these, do not have enough power
\- Rights of other people at not being affected by these
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Majority Faction
\- Big problem
\- Direct Democracy would lead to Mob Rule
\- No checks on majority's power
\- Direct Democracy would lead to Mob Rule
\- No checks on majority's power
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