1.) A faction is a group of citizens brought together by a common
belief that deals with the community and the way people are treated.
2.) Factions are both good and bad, but bad to a greater
extent. People are demonstrating passion for a cause, which is good, but
they are willing to do anything necessary to be successful. Especially if it
includes violence.
3.) Factions are difficult to eliminate because the people in the
factors have the mentality of “liberty or death” (in a sense.) Thus said, they
want liberty and are willing to put up a fight for it. They are extremely
passionate about their cause, and trying to get a whole group of people to
disassociate themselves with a cause they feel so strongly about is
impossible.
Even though factions cannot be removed, they can be controlled.
In this way, Madison purposes the idea of a republic. This way, the people will
have a say in their government and feel powerful, and not feel the need to be
violent. The whole republic is based on majority vote, so making the republic
large, there are many different people with different ideas, so majority of the
people have to agree for something to be passed. This controls factions in
general, but also decreases the chances of a faction being created.
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