POLI 1001 Chapter : 1015 Issue Of Disorder
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How do we solve problems of disorder politically: system strong enough to maintain order, absolutism. James madison, alexander hamilton, john jay: writers wrote under authorship of publius. Written for the ratification of the constitution in new york. Classic american expressions about how to resolve the issues of disorder. Dualistic view of human nature: humans are self-interested. We are prideful, passionate, insatiable, glory seeking creatures. We need to be limited, and when we get power, we need to be limited because power is easy to abuse: humans are rational. We are rational enough to know how self-interested we are and more importantly, to construct the limitations on power we need in order to live together. (both are liberal and conservative. ) Federalist 10: constitutional republic: constitutional: limited govt. , rule of law. Defense of fundamental law of the land: republic: representative government. Madison looked at how republicanism would be viewed. (rejected machiavelli and hobbes, and accepted the constitutional republic. )
