Federalist Papers 9 - 10

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Trey and Ken explore Federalist Papers No. 9 and 10, discussing the arguments for a large republic and the dangers of faction.

Trey and Ken explore Federalist Papers No. 9 and 10, focusing on the arguments for a large republic and the dangers of faction. Topics discussed include: The role of factions in democracy Montesquieu and the Anti-Federalist arguments for small republics Hamilton and Madison’s overview of the advantages of a large republic Madison's theory of interest checking interest Hamilton's deep dive into the history of Greece The Politics Guys on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ ⁠Trey’s Substack on the Federalist Papers⁠ Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at⁠⁠patreon.com/politicsguys⁠⁠ or⁠⁠ politicsguys.com/support⁠⁠. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. The Politics Guys is part of⁠⁠ The Democracy Group⁠⁠, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Trey, Ken

Topics covered

• large republic
• factions
• democracy
• Anti-Federalist arguments
• interest checking
• history of Greece

Keywords

• Federalist Papers
• large republic
• factions
• Hamilton
• Madison
• Montesquieu
• democracy
• Anti-Federalists

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Organizations: The Politics Guys, The Democracy Group

Books & works: Federalist Papers No. 9, Federalist Papers No. 10

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