Term
| What were the federalist papers sought out to do? |
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Definition
| The Federalist papers were set out to persuade New York to ratify the constitution |
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| Who wrote the federalist papers? |
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Definition
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay |
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Federalist 10's main concern was with...
-Define this concern
-Why were they so concerned with them? |
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Definition
-Factions- intrest groups
-concerend that intrest groups will form and surpress the rights of minorities |
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Term
| What were the main problems with these factions? |
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Definition
-trampling of the minority by majority
-factions of rich vs. poor
-factions were a very destructive force
-concerned with their intrest only regardless of what other people find important |
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Term
| Madison believed in what kind of government? |
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Definition
A representative one.
-Bias cannot be elimenated from lawmaking,but the problem can be adressed through representation |
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| Federalist 10 favors what kind of legislature? |
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Definition
Bicameral
-Senate
-House of Reps. |
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Term
| What does representative serve as? |
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Definition
| It serves as a filter. The representatives exercise their own independant judgement to determine the intrests of their constituents (the public). :p |
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