Question

Through which facetious ways did Madison say to address the issue to eliminate it (the subject of the Fed. 10)?

a) Ignoring the Issue
b) Expanding the Sphere
c) Suppressing Freedom
d) Encouraging Factionalism

Answer 1

James Madison in Federalist No. 10 suggested expanding the sphere as the non-serious approach to addressing the issue of factions, as destroying liberty or giving everyone the same opinions would be incorrect. He was against suppressing freedoms but advocated for letting diverse factions compete.

Step-by-step explanation:

The issue addressed by James Madison in Federalist No. 10 is the problem of factions. Madison suggested that the issue of factions could not be eliminated without infringing on individual liberties. The options in the question presented facetious ways to handle the problem of factions. According to Madison, the wrong methods would include:

• Destroying liberty, which is essential to the existence of factions.
• Giving to every citizen the same opinions, passions, and interests to suppress the formation of factions.

However, Madison advocated for expanding the sphere in which different factions could flourish and compete, thereby diluting their individual power and ensuring no single faction could dominate. This approach would help to control the effects of factions rather than remove their causes.

In terms of the options provided in the question, the correct facetious method as per Madison's argument would be b) Expanding the Sphere.

Regarding the Sedition Act of 1798, the Federalists designed it primarily to smother political opposition, rather than to safeguard civil liberties.