Federalist No. 10 and the U.S. Constitution: an Analytical Perspective
Words: 498 1736Federalist No. 10 emerges as a seminal and enduring treatise within the corpus of the Federalist Papers, comprising 85 essays advocating for the adoption of the United States Constitution. Penned by James Madison, who would later ascend to the presidency, this essay delves into the concept of factions, delineated by Madison as cohorts of citizens united by a shared interest antagonistic to the rights of others or the collective well-being. Madison's primary contention in Federalist No. 10 posits that a […]