Announcements:
READING: 283-305 in Edwards
Today's Essential Question: How do we control the "mischiefs" of factions?
PMI-5.E: Explain the benefits and potential problems of interest-group influence on elections and policy making.
PMI-5.E.1: Interest groups may represent very specific or more general interests, and can educate voters and office holders, draft legislation, and mobilize membership to apply pressure on and work with legislators and government agencies.
PMI-5.E.2: In addition to working within party coalitions, interest groups exert influence through long-standing relationships with bureaucratic agencies, congressional committees, and other interest groups; such relationships are described as “iron triangles” and issue networks and they help interest groups exert influence across political party coalitions.Federalist 10: The Mischiefs of Factions
Federalist 10 Big Ideas
We are starting our next unit--Interest Groups. Just as George Washington warned about the "baneful" effects of political parties, James Madison warns about the dangers of factions (aka interest groups) and the newly proposed Constitution's ability to mitigate them in Federalist #10.Today in class, you will read Federalist #10. As you read (or after you are finished) please fill out this chart on Federalist #10 to help you further understand Madison's arguments.
How does Federalist 10 relate to a bucket of crabs?
Here are a couple of videos that might help you understand Federalist #10:
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