PAPM 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Federalist No. 10

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Public Affairs and Policy Management
• Course: PAPM 1000
• Professor: Marc Andre Gagnon

Document Summary

Q. 9 explain madison"s claim that the causes of faction cannot be removed and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects. His focus is on curbing factionalisms" worst effects while maintaining pluralism. Madison proposes a solution to control the causes and effects of factions. In this paper it will be argued that although factions are a problem for madison, he values differences in society, which can lead to factions. His focus is on limiting factionalisms" worst effects while maintaining pluralism. In his analysis, madison propounds that the causes of factions cannot be removed as stated in his text, federalist 10, that liberty is to faction what air is to fire . Eliminating liberty will result in eliminating factions, however, it is impossible to get rid of liberty altogether. Instead, he suggests that the effects of factions can be controlled.