PSCI-1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Federalist No. 10, Direct Democracy
24 Jan 2017
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Final decisions are slow and difficult to reach. Media tends to treat this lengthy process as a surprise. Our government was created to be non-impulsive. It is a conservative system in that policy change is difficult to enact. Written to tell people why they needed a new constitution and why they should ratify the constitution. Federalist 10 and federalist 51 address these fears. Needed the constitution so the interests of the majority were not overtaken by the interests of the powerful. Since you can"t control the cause of factions, you must control the effects. The government was too weak under the articles to control the effects. Big issues of society go to the national government. Particular issues go to the state and local governments. Representatives who are entrusted with decision making (one type of buffer) Large number of citizens choosing the representatives (handles the fear of the mob) How to handle the powers of the leaders.
