- What concept that we have already discussed does “faction” remind you of
From my understanding and after reading the article, Faction would be similar/ reminds me of the social classes how everyone is placed in different class based on their income or other interests. Based on the article, is signifies faction as By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.
2) According to Federalist #10 (written by James Madison), what is the sourceof wealth (private property)? What factor explains why some people get to possess wealth by owning private property, and others don’t (thus remaining poor)? This is a key question, because it shows how the authors of the Constitution thought about the difference between different classes of Americans! HINT: focus on the passage that begins: “The diversity in the faculties (WHAT DOES FACULTIES mean or refer to?) of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not les….”
According to Federalist #10, the source of wealth (private property), James Madison identifies the unequal distributions of properties which is the most common source of factions. Some individuals inherit wealth or they have access to capital which includes money and property, which allows them to acquire property while others lack the resources and struggle to afford it.
3) Do you agree with this explanation of wealth and poverty?
I do agree with this explanation of wealth and poverty, it gives us a wider understanding as to the wealthy having the ability to obtain their property while the poor they have to work hard for it. Even though it is wrong because the poor have to work hard for a property that is given to the wealthy people at the end of the day.
4) What is the core mission (“first object”) of the US government? Does this surprise you, does it sound different from what our society today seems to suggest the core mission of the government is? Explain.
The core mission (first object) of the US government is the protection of facilities. It doesn’t surprise me in today’s society mainly because the wealthy people are still over powering a lot of rights and the lower classes has no voice or saying in anything. At the end of the day, the believe that because they have all this money they can do whatever it takes, whenever and how they would like the outcome of it.
5) Given the discussion in questions 1-4, are you surprised that Federalist #10 is not in favor of democracy, and supports a Republican (representative) form of government? Why would d the author dislike a (pure) democratic form of government? Hint: think about how this question connects with the social classes…
I’m not surprised at all, just as much as how they view lower class people as struggling and upper class people as being wealthy, I wouldn’t say they look down on others but favoritism somewhat plays a huge role in these selections as it varies for everyone. They dislike a pure democratic form of government because they don’t like peace and happiness within everyone and I do believe we all have a voice and it should be heard, it also reflects back on how they view people in society these days as upper and lower and how they both get treated and welcomed differently.
