How Did James Madison Feel About Factions, or Interest Groups

question 24

Multiple Choice

How did James Madison feel about factions, or interest groups as we know them today?

• A) Madison recognized that factions were inevitable, so it was critical that there be many of them.
• B) Madison did not think that factions would be a threat to the function of the federal government.
• C) Madison worried that factions would inevitably lead to a tyranny of the masses in the government.
• D) Madison believed that factions would likely fizzle out after a few years of the new government.

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