James Madison's arguments in Federalist # 10 were right or wrong because why?
2006-10-23 04:09:42 · 2 answers · asked by bluediamondz03 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Madison's basic argument in Federalist 10 is that factions cannot be prevented in a truly democratic society, only controlled.
His second argument is that representative government is the best way of preventing factions from having undue influence on the government.
In theory, Madison's idea is probably correct. And in an ideal legislature, that is how things would work. Unfortunately, as we are well aware, the current Congress (and most of its predecessors) have been far from ideal.
From an idealistic standpoint, Madison makes a lot of sense.
If only we had a better Congress in reality.
2006-10-23 08:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This wouldn't be a "right" or "wrong" situation, rather "consistent" or "inconsistent". Political views are as varied as fingerprints, and can only be examined for consistency, not "right and wrong".
2006-10-23 05:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jim P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋