Debate between Federalists and Anti Federalists - The debate between federalists and anti-federalists is over where the power of the government should be allocated, more toward the states, or more towards the central government. Federalists argue for a strong central government so that it is powerful enough to protect citizens and their rights, while Anti-federalists argue that state govt. Should be stronger so that the people’s voices are all heard., Arguments made by Madison in Federalist 10 - argues that in a small democracy, it is much easier for bad ideas to spread throughout the majority of people. In contrast, a large republic allows a variety of factions to balance each other out., Factions - Groups of people that form a group based on a common interest. They are found and frowned upon in the Government, Arguments made by Brutus I - Argues for a small republic because it is more likely to preserve personal liberties, Argues that a republic should be made up of people who share similar views so there is fewer political opinions clashing., Elitist theory of politics - This is a model of g overnment in which the Wealthy, Powerful, And Popular elite have heavy influence over the country's government and its operations., Pluralist theory of politics - This theory states that political powers exist in diversity and due to this the country and government runs better with fewer issues., Social Contract - Agreement between the people and government, Brought forward by enlightenment writer Thomas Hobbes notably in his book the Leviathan, Agreement by people to give up on certain individual rights for more central, and state rights., Popular sovereignty - Popular Sovereignty is the belief that the people in federal territories should be able to decide and vote on what goes on in their state., Natural Rights - Natural rights are the rights given to anyone born, The government must protect these rights for all of its citizens, These rights include but are not limited to, the right to Liberty, Life, and the pursuit of happiness, Limited government - A limited government restricts the government's power by law to protect the rights of individuals., Checks and balances - A system in the U.S. government was created in order to prevent one branch of the government from gaining too much power., Madison’s views on factions - Factions are a net negative for government and politics, Factions limit the rights of the out-groups, Factions cannot be destroyed so their effects must be mitigated, Liberal Democracy - Emphasizes the separation of powers, Checks and balances between branches, Multi-party or faction systems, John Locke - Father of liberalism, Natural rights - life liberty and property, and if the government is not protecting these rights we have the obligation to rebel against the government, Enlightenment thinker, Best way to protect liberty according to Madison - Take it away or control the effects of factions, Seperation of powers, Checks and Balances, Bicameralism, Federalism, Bicameralism - a government style with TWO separate divisions within the legislative branch of government,

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