Federalist Paper 10: James Madison's Defense Of The Constitution

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Federalist Paper 10, By James Madison
In this essay will explain James Madison defense of the Constitution in the Federalist number 10. How to deal with the problems of factions and Madison's definition of faction and their threat to society. Madison’s claim that only representative democracy could abruptly protect individual liberties from majority rules. Finally the way in which democracy differs from a republic. Madison very early in the writings of Federalist paper number 10 explains how Federalist would deal with the problems of faction. He gives an example of faction, by explaining the difference between the creditors and debtors, saying that the two parties would never agree because they both would have a stake that always different
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