The Federalist Papers

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This paper examines how the Federalist Papers are some of the most important documents of American political history. It examines how each of the authors Jay, Hamilton, and Madison, have contributed unique ideas that have shaped the American government as we know it today. It discusses how the Federalist Papers include eighty-five individual essays, which explain in detail just why each element of government in the new Constitution was chosen and why it is the best thing to have. It also explores how not only do the Federalist Papers cover the institutions of the federal government, they also cover some of the issues that the new government is likely to face, such as hostility between the states, dangers from foreign force and influence, the Union as a safeguard against domestic and international troubles, the militia, and taxation.

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"James Madison, in the Federalist Paper #10, talked about factions. According to Madison, factions are sown into the very fabric of the nature of mankind. Because we all have differing opinions, and a natural zeal for those opinions, we are susceptible to wanting to fight to promote those opinions. This, Madison points out, leads to faction. When society is divided into factions, the people in that society are much more likely to "vex and oppress each other" (Madison, Federalist #10). They will not likely work for the common good under these circumstances. While the rise of faction is something every society must deal with in some way or another, direct democracies are much more likely to experience the full scourge of factions than the representative democracy that the Constitution has created for the United States."

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