Foundational Documents

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What Federalist Paper argues that a strong, united republic would be more effective than individual states at controlling factions and that a large republic will help control factions by having a greater number of opinions?

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Federalist 10

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Confederation of states, with an extremely limited central government. Limitations placed upon the central government rendered it ineffective at governing the continually growing American states. Each state remains sovereign. Unicameral legislature, each state one vote. No President, No Judiciary. Could not force taxation; No standing Army.

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Articles of Confederation