James Madison's Views On Social Responsibility

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Social responsibility is the belief that people in society have a duty, or obligation, to make decisions that will help the society in a positive way, or make it excel. We can be socially responsible by giving to the community through things such as volunteering to do work or donating. Social responsibility is actively participating in the community on moral and ethical standards. When people are socially irresponsible, they are acting against the rest of society. Socially irresponsible groups are thinking about their own needs and desires instead of the needs and desires of the community. Socially irresponsible people and groups are typically a drain on society whereas the socially responsible are typically trying to better the community as a whole. …show more content…

He explains how you factions are groups of people who oppose government to act in their self-interest, and that removing the cause of them is impractical, but it is possible to control the effects. Madison discusses how, in a pure democracy, majority factions form and control the government even though it may not be in everyone’s best interest. He warns us of these dangers before explaining a solution. He says that the best type of government to guard against factions is a representative government. A representative government is beneficial because it allows the people to elect the few who will govern in the best interest of the people. He also explains that while this won’t stop factions from forming, it will create more factions that are small which removes the concern of majority factions taking