Federalists Paper
The Papers are basically the explanation of how the Constitution works and why it is a good thing. The late Justice Scalia, for example, the most conservative Justice (next to Thomas) likes to read them to help him decide “original intent” of the Constitution when deciding cases. There are about 83, but #s10 and 51 are among the most famous ones. #51 explains checks and balances, but there are many quotes in it that relate to #10. Like “If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure.”
OK, #10 is about factions. What is a faction? Give a modern-day example. Why are factions bad? What makes factions so dangerous in Madison’s mind? Why can we not just simply outlaw factions? < half page …………half page or more> Since we can’t outlaw them, how does Madison propose to control factions? There are two ways that he proposes. Explain how each one will control factions. (hint: one of them is multiplicity of interests- explain what that means and find the other one). Did he succeed? This assignment should take you at least one page to answer. If you run over 1 1/2 pages you are working too hard. Due date in the syllabus
