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Compare And Contrast The Actions Of James Madison And Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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This paper examines both Jean-Jacques Rousseau and James Madison remark concerning ‘ factions ’ as the potential destructive social force to the society.To layout and examine, this paper will first outline and discuss on Rousseau’s understanding of factions in The Social Contract,and Madison’s discussion on factionalism in the Federalist Papers 10.But there are many component surrounded with their remark’s on ‘factions’,so it is important to consider together. Firstly,I will consider the definition and the element surrounded with their remark on ‘ factions ’. With regard to Jean-Jacques Rousseau in The Social Contract,he believed that the society could only function to the extent that people had their interest in common.And …show more content…

On the other hand, Rousseau, his view of the problem of factionalism started from a conception that the factionalism would affect to the discernment of the general will of the people,then,the interest of the society as a whole would not attain if the general will was contaminate with faction. Secondly,I will consider the solution that they use to deal with the problem arising from fraction. Both of them raised distinctly different solutions to deal with,however,they had a common intent to quell against the faction. With regard to Rousseau’s view ,the solution which was able to deal with the problem arising from fraction was the direct democracy. As the consensus of the voter was based his decision on the checks and balances of many minds.Thus,its outcome would lead to the general will of the people and the the interest of the people as a …show more content…

Unlike with the representative that the outcome of one district did not direct variation to other districts. Moreover,representative democracy,for for Madison, created a buffer between those who in a direct democracy may make poor decisions, and the educated elite who understood the true interests of the citizen and the

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