Federalist #10 by James Madison

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Federalist #10 by James Madison.
Type a minimum of 1 page after reading Federalist #10 from our Ch. 3 web link and
address the following questions in your writing. DO NOT just go down the line and
answer the following questions like a textbook assignment. Incorporate each in the
paper tying them to the question, “Have political groups in America aided in the
progress of our nation or have they been detrimental?”
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What did James Madison say he meant by faction [ie. interest group, political parties]?
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What danger to American representative democracy and freedom did Madison believe
factions represented?
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What solution did Madison see to the dangers of factions?
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Do we still have factions today? What do we call them?
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What are some examples of modern factions?
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Modern estimates suggest that there are more than 20,000 interest groups in America
today. What would James Madison think of this? Did his concerns turn out to be true?
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