Federalist #10

The main author of Federalist #10

• Jefferson

• Brutus

• Madison

• Hamilton

Federalist #10 is about ...

• The danger of faction

• The executive branch

• The judiciary

• The dangers of too large a republic

Federalist #10 was written under the pen name ______.

• Publius

• Brutus

• George Orwell

• Dr. Seuss

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

• Pure democracy

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

The system of government favored by Madison in Federalist 10

• a small number of citizens elected by the rest

• all citizens participating directly

• one person running the country

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

• direct democracy

• a Republic

• dictatorship of the proletariat

Who will best represent the public good?

• The people themselves

• a chosen body of citizens

• violent faction

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

• large

• small

What size of a republic will best produce qualified representatives?

• Small

• Large

Why will large republics produce better representatives than small republics?

• greater options will generally leader to better candidates

• unworthy candidates will never be elected

• only worthy candidates will run for office