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Special interest groups are often called factions, because they fall under the definition given by James Madison in Federalist #10. Quoting Madison, factions are "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens."

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Do you have factions today?

In the United States, there are factions. Although they are not typically called faction but instead are called special interest groups.


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James Madison warned against special interest groups or factions in Federalist 10. He argued that factions could potentially undermine the stability and effectiveness of a democratic government by promoting self-interest over the common good.


Interest groups are sometimes called?

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What contemporary political scientists call an interest group James Madison called an?

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What contemporary political scientists call an interest group James Madison called a?

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Why did James Madison want to prevent factions?

fractures* divide the country into special interest groups, and the country needs to be united to succeed.


Are groups of people usually motivated by self-interest?

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Who are groups of people usually motivated by self interest?

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Are interest groups factions?

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Political parties are themselves interest groups or factions?

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Revolutionary groups that have competing goals or visions about what the revolution is to accomplish is called?

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