1. The concept of “faction” in Federalist #10 relates to the idea of diverse social groups or classes with different goals, as explained in Reading 6.2. Similar to the social groups Beard stated as a result of economic interests, Madison’s “faction” refers to groups brought together by shared interests.
  2. In Federalist No. 10, James Madison states that the diversity of human skills is the origin of private property. This variety, which relates to personal abilities and skills gives way to different kinds and levels of property ownership. The different skill levels of people decide who is wealthy through private property.
  3. In my opinion, I agree to a degree. The reason is that in today’s day and age various jobs and skills are required, such as being a surgeon or lawyer, you can’t just wake up and decide one day you want to pursue that. Even if you read or watch videos you’re still not qualified as you still need schooling, mentoring, and internships to prove your worth to become that which is why those jobs are some of the highest paying jobs. Now, on the other hand, people can obtain wealth easily through social media which makes it hard to agree or disagree with his statement as people question whether or not people who obtain wealth through social media are skillful or not.
  4. The core mission aka the first object of the US government is to protect the diverse and unequal rights to acquire property, to maintain social order, and to prevent factional conflicts. It sounds different to me given the standards society has of the government today, which involves more responsibilities such as social welfare, justice, and equality.
  5. It doesn’t surprise me knowing they prefer a Republican representative knowing that they still have the power and put more money into their pockets, while making the people think they have the power.

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