Federalist 10, Explained [AP Government FOUNDATIONAL Documents]

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In this video Heimler walks you through the next foundational document for AP Government: Federalist 10.

This document comes from a series of essays published by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay which argued for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Their arguments were over against the Anti-Federalists who argued that the new Constitution consolidated too much power in the hands of the federal government.

In Federalist 10 Madison explores one of the chief enemies of liberty: factions.

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Oh my gosh, thankyou so much! I had read and reread this essay and was having the hardest time understanding it. I now have almost 3 pages of well articulated notes and I can now explain it on my own!

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[grim]

This is a great explanation on what is a very confusing paper to read, old English at times is very complicated

[GordonMcWilliams]

James Madison more stressed that the common cause for factions was various and unequal distributions of property and that economic stratification was inevitable so a large republic has to have checks to prevent factions as opposed to setting up a government that can deal with the problems of class conflict and economic stratification.

The rights of a minority he may have been concerned with might have been the rights of private property - since we know that the founding of the American constitution limited rights for any non-white, non-property-owning individual. Madison's emphasis on controlling the effects of factions rather than eliminating their causes can be interpreted as an acknowledgment of the persistent nature of class conflict within a new capitalist society.

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[joshuas]

Man, imagine the guy who wrote this seeing the United States today!
"Wait... why is there only two political parties??? WTF DID YOU GUYS DO!?"

[ovichggat]

Thanks man. I used this to help me understand the meaning of Federalist 10 while I was reading. This has really helped me write my essay!

[Leonidas-nujp]

One thing this misses is that Madison points to a particular minority that needs to be protected: The Rich. He goes on to state that diversity of ability will always lead to diversity of wealth and that it is this diversity of wealth that the Republican constitution must protect.

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Omg I’m a freshman taking AP Govt. and this helped me so much in understanding Federalist 10! You have just saved me a lot of time on reading!