The Federalist 10 paper, written by James Madison, proposes logical suggestions for the creation of a government that fits the need of the nation. Federalist paper 10 primarily writes about the harmful effects of factions. A faction is a group with distinct political interests. According to Madison, factions can be compromised by a majority or minority of people, aiming for a common goal. Hence, factions must be controlled, since the goal might be contrary to the interests of other people, thereby affecting their individual liberties. In other words, factions cause instability in the government. Looking at America now, many would say that a faction and a political party are not the same hence we have headed Madison’s warning, however, we can …show more content…
Nowadays the goal of the republican party is to keep conservative values in the american people and the government; this was one of the main reasons why Ronald Reagan won his presidency in 1981. One of Reagan’s policies while in the presidency was the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, this act was implemented to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage economic growth through reductions in individual income tax rates, the expensing of depreciable property, incentives for small businesses, and incentives for savings, and for other purposes. However, even with this the rich still had ways to keep their taxes low. According to the documentary, “Inequality For All,” Robert Reich says, “The rich will find ways to avoid paying more taxes, courtesy of clever accountants and tax attorneys. But this has always been the case, regardless of where the tax rate is set.” This particular situation is why many people believe that the republican party only benefits the rich and hurts the middle class and the poor. This is why James Madison tried to keep the US government away from factions because in his eyes the faction will try to get what it wants even if it hurts others in the …show more content…
It adopted its present name during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson in the 1830s. In the 1840s and '50s, the party was in conflict over extending slavery to the Western territories. Southern Democrats insisted on protecting slavery in all the territories while many Northern Democrats resisted. The party split over the slavery issue in 1860 at its Presidential convention in Charleston, South Carolina. Today the democratic party supports progressivism, because of this the democratic party receives the most support from minorities, LGBT groups, and women. According to Robert Reich, “The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.” Liberals are also concerned about the concentration of wealth because it almost inevitably leads to a concentration of power that can destroy democracy. This is why democrats believe that the rich should be taxed more than the middle class and the
Federalist Paper No. 10, which was written by James Madison, addresses the question of how to guard against factions. He defined “factions” as a group of citizens who are united and have a common interest that is dangerous to either the rights of other citizens, or the permanent and cumulative interests of the community. Madison argued that a strong, large republic would be a better guard against these dangers than a smaller republic. Both supporters and opponents of the plan are concerned with the political instability produced by these factions. The most powerful faction will control the government and make decisions based not on the common good, but only to benefit them self.
Throughout Federalist 10 Madison addresses the issue of political factions, or parties, and how they are a problem, and how to deal with them. Madison describes factions as like minded people who come together to impose their views on others. The first method Madison proposes is to remove the causes that make the faction, and the second being by controlling its effects. In order to do those things Madison says that we must destroy liberty, and give everyone the same opinions, passions and the interests respectfully. Neither of these ideas would work however because if you destroy liberty just because it gives rise to factions, you would be destroying something that is good just because it has a small side effect that can be seen as
The first method Madison offered at avoiding factions was to eliminate the causes. He believed this could be accomplished in two ways: destroying liberty and giving everyone the same opinions, desires, and interests. The second method was to merely control its effects. However, Madison rejected both ideas. He stated of the first remedy, “that it is worse than the disease”
1. In Federalist Paper 10, Madison expressed concerns about factions and his desire to protect the minority (people with land) from the majority (those without). He stated that a large republic should be created so that tiny factions interest groups will have a difficult time uniting and becoming a majority that usurps the minority. Do you think this theory has withstood the test of time? Discuss instances in which it has/has not.
James Madison, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, wrote his essay “Federalist No. 10” with the inspiration of the ratification of The Constitution. He starts off by mentioning that one of the most important capabilities of a well-constructed Union is breaking and controlling the violence of faction. Madison adequately defined factions, their causes, and ways to eliminate factions. He also clearly mentioned the role of The Constitution in regulating the effects of factions.
Madison begins Federalist 10 by stating that a well-functioning government should be able to prevent and control factions and their effects. A faction is any group of people who hold a shared interest and whose common interest either hinders the rights of others in society or harms society as a whole. Although factions cause confusion and violence to occur in a society, no government will be able to stop factions from developing; Madison states that this is because, in order to destroy factions, one would need to destroy liberty. Along with not being able to abolish factions, Madison asserts that it is impractical to try to control factions because individuals will always have differing opinions; he also articulates that the main purpose of governments is to protect
“The policies of the Reagan and first Bush administrations, which openly favored the rich, abetted a secular trend already in motion, causing inequality to increase measurably between 1981 and 1992.” (Loewen, 215) The wealthy already had their advantage when they gained their wealth. The wealth they had helped greatly in the process
At this time colonists and specifically federalists had come to a common conclusion. This was that the formation of factions could lead to the rise and consolidation of a single party with an overwhelming influence. This concern was expressed in Federalist Paper 10 and Madison believed that having a large population could act as a preventative measure to the negative effects this could be brought upon the country. Federalist Paper 10 would be one of the many talking points that would result in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and system of
The proposed Constitution made sure that there was no way that one “faction” or political
1. What does Madison mean by faction and why might he have called them a "necessary evil" in a free society? Madison mean by faction are group of people that are not given the same equal freedom or same chances in living or doing their own things. Madison called them necessary evil because of without a balance and just government the society will fall. As the result, with a just and balance with equal divisions can make everything seem more functional and people will agree upon.
It states, “By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” In simpler terms a faction is another term for an interest group, a group of people with a common interest, such as a political
They believe taxes are first and foremost a means of redistributing income, and therefore strenuously oppose any system that lowers tax rates at upper income levels.”
1.) What does Madison mean by the term “Faction”? What is a modern term we would use today? Madison uses the term faction to refer to groups of individuals arguing not for the rights or good of the community as a whole, but rather that which would benefit those who hold similar positions or interests. Different factions represent different ideas, leading to conflict and debate.
The rich are the ones who benefit the most from the government. Those big corporations and industries make billions of dollars from the public, and guess who owns them, rich people. So how do we solve our problem? You can’t make the poor pay more taxes, they don’t have the money. We also can’t really flatten the tax rate fairly because the only way to reduce the riches tax pay is to soak the middle class.
Why must the rich pay more tax to help the poor? Although taxing more on rich seems unfair for the rich, it is necessary that rich people should pay more tax and the amount they pay are based on their incomes. First of all, the important reason that can be presented is that the rich people have utilized the public system more. As Elizabeth Warren said, "There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody.”