alleryWhich Founding Father argued in The Federalist No. 10 that a republic combats faction better than a direct democracy?
AThomas Jefferson
BPatrick Henry
CBenjamin Franklin
DJames Madison
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. James Madison
1. American founders often criticised direct democracy.
2. James Madison argued in The Federalist No. 10 that a republic could get stronger as it got larger.
3. Adams stressed government bound by fixed laws, but the Federalist argument is Madison's.
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