"The Federalist Paper Number 10"

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This paper describes how James Madison was in favor of a republican form of government rather than a democracy. The author cites "The Federalist Paper Number 10" to support this thesis. The paper further describes a republican form of government compared to a democracy. The paper concludes with examples of why Madison and his co-author Alexander Hamilton found democracy to be a less acceptable form of government that a republic.

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"Although James Madison may stand as one of the Founding Fathers of the American nation and system of law, he is not one of the Founding Fathers of American democracy. Madison, as expressed in his essay The Federalist Paper No. 10, favored republicanism, and specifically republicanism in a large nation as a way of stifling the tendency of the common populace to form into dangerous factional groups that expressed the interested, as opposed to the disinterested popular will. "The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended." (Madison, The Federalist 10, 1787) Later, Madison wrote "in a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in person; in a republic, they assemble and administer it by their representatives and agents. A democracy, consequently, will be confined to a small spot. A republic may be extended over a large region." (Madison, The Federalist 14, 1787)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hamilton, Alexander. "The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection." The Federalist No. 9. First published in the Independent Journal Wednesday, November 21, 1787
• Madison, James. "The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection." The Federalist No. 10. Originally published in Daily Advertiser. Thursday, November 22, 1787. 20 Mar 2006. <http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm>
• Madison, James. "Objections to the Proposed Constitution." The Federalist No. 14. Originally published in New York Packet. Friday, November 30, 1787. 20 Mar 2006. < http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm>
• U. S. Constitution Online. 20 Mar 2006. http://www.usconstitution.net/http://www.usconstitution.net/

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