Federalist No. 10

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Federalist No. 10 is an influential essay by James Madison that argues for a large republic as the best safeguard against the dangers of factions and majority tyranny in a democratic government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
addresses problem of majority factions
advocatesFor large republic
representative system
arguesAgainst pure democracy
small republics
associatedWith United States Constitution ratification debate
author James Madison
citedBy Supreme Court of the United States opinions
countryOfOrigin United States
discusses dangers of faction
extended republic
majority tyranny
pluralism
firstPublishedIn Daily Advertiser
follows Federalist No. 9
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasCanonicalStatus classic of American political thought
hasKeyConcept diversity of interests
extended sphere
mischiefs of faction
refinement of public views
representation as filter
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
influenced American constitutional theory
modern political science
language English
mainTopic constitutional design
factions
large republic theory
majority rule
minority rights
representative democracy
republican government
numberInSeries 10
partOf The Federalist Papers
politicalPhilosophy liberalism
republicanism
precedes Federalist No. 11
proposesSolutionTo control of factions
publicationDate 1787-11-22
publishedUnderPseudonym Publius
studiedIn American government courses
constitutional law courses
supports ratification of the United States Constitution

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Federalist Papers
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Federalists ("The Federalist No. 10")
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Publius ("The Federalist No. 10")
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The Federalist No. 46 ("The Federalist No. 10")
relatedDocument
The Federalist No. 39 ("The Federalist No. 10")
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