Federalist #10

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The main author of Federalist #10

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Madison

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Federalist #10 is about ...

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The danger of faction

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Federalist #10 was written under the pen name ______.

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Publius

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Madison believes that the best type of government to protect against the "violence of faction" is ...

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Representative democracy

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The system of government favored by Madison in Federalist 10

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a small number of citizens elected by the rest

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A "representative democracy" is best described as ...

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a Republic

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Who will best represent the public good? Options: The people themselves, a chosen body of citizens, violent faction

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a chosen body of citizens

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Madison sees the danger of majority rule infringing upon minority rights as being more likely in a _______ republic.

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small

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What size of a republic will best produce qualified representatives?

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Large

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Why will large republics produce better representatives than small republics?

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greater options will generally lead to better candidates