FEDERALIST #10 AND FEDERALIST 51

Critical Analysis of “Federalist #10” and “Federalist 51”

Critical Analysis of “Federalist #10” and “Federalist 51”

Introduction

Federalist 10 played an important role in influencing the American people in considering the ratification of the constitution. Federalist 10 was written by James Madison in the late 1700s to address his views concerning the constitution. Madison focused on the issue of whether a small country is good or bad through the observation of factions. Faction exists because people are human and have tendencies to act on their own interest. In Federalist 10 Madison covers issues of faction.

James Madison wrote ...