1.     The concept that we have already discussed that faction reminds me of is ideology and ideological state apparatuses. This concept reminds me of faction because while reading “The Federalist Paper (excerpts)” the beginning states that the causes of faction could be dealt with by “destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests” (Madison, 2013). This sounds like ideological state apparatuses have to be set in place so the majority is distracted while the minority acts on their beliefs. 
  2.    The source of wealth (private property) pertains to where a person’s overall wealth comes from. The factor that explains why some people get to possess wealth by owning private property and others don’t is that some people are part of that faction that the government benefits. This being said their financial wellbeing is maintained by the laws already established. Some even inherit this wealth. Faculties has to mean privileged people, a specific group of people with knowledge and importance. It reminds me of how the word faculty is used in schools, faculty in school stands for the staff which are less than the student but still have more say than the students. 
  3. I do not agree with this explanation of wealth and poverty because I don’t think it is fair to the working class that they have such a hard time being able to acquire wealth. The constitution in a way fights against the working class to keep them where they are at. This keeps social mobility within social classes at a minimum. 
  4.       I think the core mission of the US government is to maintain those in power, in power. This explains why even in modern America we see the same faces circling around in positions of power. It doesn’t surprise me when I hear that a person in a position of power had a direct family member in that position because that is generally how it works. Even in higher education institutions like Harvard Universities it is very common to see families who have attended those schools for decades while it’s harder for new students to get in. 
  5.       The author of the Federalist #10 may not be in favor of democracy for the same reasons everybody else is. It can throw the government out of balance in terms of who it works for/with and who it benefits. Furthermore, everything always ends up being controlled by a faction. 

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