1.) A “faction” is considered to be political parties that consist of citizens that are motivated and united due to having common interests, whilst it is unfavorable to the rights of other citizens or the community. With this definition in mind, I believe that the concept that we have already discussed is political ideology. There are two groups; the conservatives and liberals who each have their own opinion on various matters, especially when it comes to the government. While one fears too much involvement from the government hinders American citizens ability to have “independence,” the other would not be in favor for it because they have a different perspectives on the matter.

2.) According to Federalist #10 by James Madison, the source of wealth that they discuss is due to the various “property owning levels” or the amount of valuable property one owns to establish their wealth on the social class spectrum. This will then keep a difference in thinking amongst men because while some have, others do not. The factor that that explains why some people get to posses wealth whilst others do not is an unequal distribution of property.

3.) I agree with Madison’s explanation of wealth and poverty because when you think of our society today, people who own property that is valuable such as business or corporation can ensure their wealth continues. Many of their businesses continue to multiply because they have individuals who are of lower class to work for them for pay that does not match the amount of work they do. By having these kinds of individuals continuing to ensure their success, they are unable to truly find an easy means of gaining their own property. Their pays are just enough to cover their personal expenses and they cannot afford to take a day off or else it deducts from the amount they need.

4.) The core mission or “first objective” of the United States government is the protection of property rights. This being the first priority of the government does not surprise me because the constitution was created solely due to social class, more specifically the upper class or the white men who owned property. They would want the government to ensure that they seek to protect their property because it is worth valuable money and continues their wealth. This does not sound different from what our society today seems to think the core mission of the government is because we still have a society that is shaped largely around the concept of social class. The rich seem to be getting richer and as the years go by, the amount of people that fall into the category’s of being not as wealthy continues to grow.

5.) Considering the questions and the discussion revolving around Federalist #10’s perspective, I am not surprised that they are not in favor of democracy and supports a Republican form of government. I say this because considering that there wasn’t a lot of people who owned property, the few that did had enough power to ensure that their money spoke for them. James Madison spoke about the concept of “faction,” which includes the division of people who believe in certain things. Clearly they would obviously pick a side as well. On the other hand, they would not want a pure form of democratic government because the upper class would suffer. Pure democracy is a democracy where the decisions are not made by the representatives but instead, be voted by the people. When we speak about social classes, the vast majority of people make up everything else besides the upper class. Since people are compose of different classes, their wants and needs would not be the same. For instance, upper class individuals would want the government would want to oversee protection for property whilst someone is of working class would prefer government help for financial means. All in all, people want to look out for their own best interests and want to see that it actually is being considered.