Federalist #10
1 Madison says that “complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens”—what are these complaints that people make?
Governments are too unstable.
The public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties.
Measures are too often decided.
2 Are these complaints valid in Madison’s view? Yes even thought he wished they were not true.
3 What is Madison’s definition of a faction? A group of people who are untied by a certain passion about a cause even though it may cause harm or oppose the communities decision.
4 What are the “two methods of removing the causes of factions”? What does Madison think of these two approaches? Is he in favor of removing the causes?
A. Destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; Giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests.
B. He said the first one would be unwise and the second one would be impracticable due to liberty being at stake.
C. No he is not in favor of removing the causes because it would put peoples liberty at stake.
5 What is the “most common and durable source of factions” according to Madison? The various and unequal distribution of property.
6 Madison notes that factions are a serious problem in a republican form of government because a democracy is similar to a court. What is the problem with this court? The members of the parties themselves are the judges. Members will act in loyalty to the faction rather than in the interest of their constituents so therefore the most powerful faction (the court) might prevail.

7 Madison suggests that a republic is better than a democracy at controlling the effects of a majority faction (or a direct democracy in modern language). What are the “two great points of difference” that give republics an advantage over direct democracies?

8Madison says that “each representative will be chosen by a greater number of citizens in the large than in the small republic” what benefit does he think will follow from