Part one of term paper
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 first argues that if yo ...

Part two of term paper
... power, that there are substantial safeguards in place. Here's where Madison assumes a little too much. He states that if a large faction were represented by a small number of representatives that their overall impact would be limited because of the large numbers of other representatives leading other factions. Therefore, 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. ...