Madison Explains Why, In His View, A Republic Is Better Than A Democracy. His Co

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Term Paper Title	Madison Explains Why, In His View, A Republic Is Better Than A Democracy. His Co
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Madison explains why, in his view, a Republic is better than a Democracy. His concern with a Democracy is in the formations of factions (parties). Madison believed that man is selfish and will act in his/her own self interests in spite of the greater good of humanity (sort of Machiavellian).
His solution:
He first argues that if you eliminate the causes of a faction (religion, political belief, etc.) you would have to eliminate symptoms...liberty. 'The remedy is worse than the cause.' Obviously this is preposterous. Therefore, he chose to address how to limit the effects.
A government must be organized so that if an oppressive political faction gains power, that there are substantial safeguards in place.
Here's where Madison assumes a little too much. He states that if a large faction were represented by a small number of representatives that their overall impact would be limited because of the large numbers of other representatives leading other factions. Therefore, the more political parties that...

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