LAD #5 Federalist #10

1. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?
A) The factions are difficult to eliminate because they are based in liberty and the collection of a common interest. To eliminate them, you would have to generalize the population to have the desired opinions and aspirations, or eliminate their liberty to form their own. However, liberty to form individual opinions is what America was based upon.

2. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?
A) Factions can be controlled by limiting their effects. The effects of a smaller faction is controlled because they would be outvoted by a larger faction. In this way, a democracy is ideal because the majority always wins.



The Bill of Rights was passed after the Federalist #10 by the same men. However, The Federalist Papers were originally opposing the Bill of Rights because they were afraid that it would be misinterpreted that the rights listed on the Bill of Rights were the only rights that the people had.