POLI 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Federalist No. 10, Civil Society, Collective Action
19 Oct 2015
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Organize around issue, interest group to magnify voices. Freedom to organize is a key component of democracy. Federalist 10, madison argued union was needed to break and control violence of faction . Interest groups civil society (non-state citizens organizations) Tension between the centralized state versus power of society. Federalist vs. anti-federalists was a trend in politics. States can"t prevent people from the coming organized but remain vigilant. Continues tensions in us politics central government. Most interest groups increasingly side with one party or another. Dislike the opposing coalition is the glue that keeps interest alliances together. Cross cutting ties ability to organize interest despite differences. Interest group reinforcing instead of cross cutting ties. Actions have been an integral part of the us since start, normal part of society. The overlap and intersection of people membership in various groups are bound to keep them in check. Currently the intersection is less in the polarization is more.
