Political faction

James Madison argues in his article of The Federalist No.10, Our government was created to accomplished governing the aggression and corruption cause by factions. Madison characterizes factions as groups of individuals who assemble to secure and advance their exceptional financial interests and political suppositions. Despite the fact that these groups are inconsistent with one another, they conflict with citizens in general interest, and in general other citizens interests as a community.…

was not the government we fought for” (Carey, McClellan Pg. 258). In Vices of the Political System of the United States, James Madison would speak of the injustices of state law, and comment that “brings more into question the fundamental principle of republican Government, that the majority who rule in such governments are the safest Guardians both of public good and private rights” (Greene, Pg. 517). They factions in the states were stepping on the rights and liberties of other citizens.…

them could force his fellows to help him. Therefore they all sink into a state of impotence, if they do not learn to help each other voluntarily. If men living in democratic countries had neither the right nor inclination to join together in their political ambitions, their independence would run great risks...if they failed to acquire the practice of association in their day-to-day lives, civilization itself would be in danger” (Tocqueville, 597). This furthers Tocqueville’s mindset that if…

In “The Federalist Papers, Nº.10” the focal discussion was on factions needing to be unionized: being a necessary for society, how to control the factions without taking away the citizen’s liberties, and the solution for any mischief to arise. James Madison describes the reason for coming together to form a faction as the behavior that is “…sown in the nature of man” that can be seen anywhere when “…brought into different degrees of activity…

the consequences of factions. Factions are defined as groups of individuals who have banded together to protect and promote “some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community” (1). Each faction had differing perspectives than the next and their rivalries tended to end in violence or damage that infringed on the rights of other civilians. Madison was most concerned with the political instability…

Within a modern time the interest of individuals and collectives are become more and more recognized in political institutions through the use and lobbying of interest groups. Through the ability for individuals to organize or join an organization in which views and ideas are represented within a group of likeminded individuals allows for those without a voice a chance for the government to hear their opinions and suggestions. However the problems arise when the interest group excludes the…

conflict in the United States. Two political ideologies fought over what essentially amounted to differences in their governmental ideology. Today our nation is wrapped in the realm of attacks that use words to assault those who differ in opinion. American is currently in the midst of a political divide that challenges our democracy at its core. It seems our country has found itself looking at canyon-sized gap in our two most prominent political beliefs. Extreme factions from each, sit miles…

our political system is sturdy, the founding fathers were meticulous in their conversations in Philadelphia in the year 1787. They covered nearly every possible scenario; allocated power effectively and provided a system of checks and balances on said power. What is not written into the Constitution, what was a product of later thinking and manifested against the will of many of the members of the Constitutional Convention, is the modern political party system.…

The Safeguards of Liberty Mauricio A. Ocegueda POLSC 102 Modesto Junior College Prompt: B Word Count: 972 “The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected” -Thomas Paine The Safeguards of Liberty Throughout the evolution of civilizations, ranging as far back to 2300 B.C. Samaria were the cuneiform inscription originates (earliest written appearance of the word “freedom” or “liberty” (Quigley. 1), hitherto, the cries and…

for his populist ideology and abuse of power. Due to his ability to have control and power in politics, people question whether the constitutional system of separated institutions sharing powers is sufficient enough to guard against the dangers of political power populist demagogues hold. However, our system has the ability to guard against such…