Part 1 of Essay
Madison explains why, in his view, a Republic is better than a Democracy. His concern with a Democracy is in the formations of factions (parties). Madison believed that man is selfish and will act in his/her own self interests in spite of the greater good of humanity (sort of Machiavellian). His solution: He fir ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... the more political parties that you have, the more "fair" the government will be. Compromise between representatives will have to occur to run the government effectively. Madison had now way of knowing, but suppose a large number of representatives are all controlled by ONE faction...you still have the same problem that a Democracy would have, only on a smaller scale. (Southern States in 1860..etc.) In 1787 however, the American Colonies did not communicate with one another. Mass. and New ....