The late 18th century brought a time of rapid growth and development for the people of the New World. Along with this growth and development brought a series of conflict and disagreement about the overall fate of this new and developing nation. James Madison, author of Federalist Number 10, argues his position on a particular form of government that would ultimately provide safety and desirability to the New World. Madison introduces his argument in favor of the fact that the Constitution has the ability to form a government in which factions can be broken down and controlled. He states that factions are simply groups of citizens who share mutual commonalities and come together in order to support and protect these common economic, political,
