Federalist paper 51 – Madison. This is a continuation of Federalist paper #10’s discussion on factionism. Madison assumes factionalism will be present since it is inherent to human nature. So, the central issue to him is to minimize the risk associated with factionalism. To limit the ability of one faction limited the rights of other fac tions (often the minority), thus promoting liberty and security. Factionalism as defined in Fed paper 10: “ 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.” The constitution will have various safeguards to maintain separation of government branches, and to protect individual liberties. Checks and balances were set in place to guard against abuse of power. Men …show more content…
This helps to prevent concentration of power in just few departments or hands. 2) In a republican form of government, the legislative branch is meant to be the strongest, and the legislative branch is the voice of the people. (Note: Before the 17th amendment, only the house of representative was chosen directly by the people.) 3) Government is divided into: legislative, Executive, and Judiciary. It is also divided between Federal and State governments. This prevents the usurpation (illegal or controversial concentration of power) of power by one branch or one faction. 4) Factions will always exist but the way to counteract the effects of factions is to dilute the factions over larger number or factions, territories and number of people. Under the Constitution society is divided by having multiple factions over larger areas and people it limits the ability of one faction from getting to powerful, as that will be against others inherent