1. The concept of faction reminds me of when we went over the concept of “ideology.” 

2. I believe that James Madison pointed out the fact that some people rely on their beliefs when it comes to getting private property or not . That means that some people hold themselves from acquiring private property because they don’t have the same opportunity as others to try to get private property. When he uses the word “faculties” I think that he is referring to the different ways of how people’s think, their beliefs and their point of view. 

3. I agree. I think that this explanation actually describes why the rich are getting richer by benefiting from the working class’s effort. I do believe that of course, wealthy people are more likely to have a more open mindset in business, why is why they are not afraid of investing their money and keep getting profit out of that. 

4. The core mission of the US government is to protect the faculties discussed in the article by James Madison. It surprised me because I thought that the core mission of the government was related to citizen;s safety or something like that, but apparently that is not the case lol.

5. No, I’m not surprised. That doesn’t surprise me because it is not a secret that a democratic government doesn’t benefit private property. When I say private property I’m not only talking about the upper class, I’m also referring to company’s owners, or people that own little businesses but that still have their own employees. I also believe that a republic form of government is the one that maintains the social class structure that we all live in the United States today. A system where the benefits are just a few ones who are the same ones who basically own almost the whole nation’s fortune.