Why the American Government Works

Federalist Essay Number 10 

The Federalist Essay number 10 basically supports the idea of a republican government. A republican government "promises the cure for which we are seeking. "It states that the American government works by faction. "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."This about having some the citizens speak for their people. The writer of this essay believes that the causes of faction are inevitable  and that the only way the government is able to work, is if those effects of the faction are being controlled under the government."The inference to which we are brought is, that the CAUSES of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its EFFECTS." In other words the American government works because of the republican government rather than democratic government because it has a better control of the faction effects. 

Federalist Essay Number 51 

The Federalist  Essay number 51  was more towards a federalist government. The writer believed that if people  were not corrupt or in other words have negative effects on the states, then no government would be needed at all, " If men were angels, no government would be necessary...." This essay had the idea that in order for the American Government to work they needed to have precaution on the effects. There was this idea that "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men". This essay talks about the differences that there will be in this form of government and the different points of views of the citizens will have, however it is in the governments hands to protect both sides to basically make sure everyone feels like they have a say in their rights and feel secure. "but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part."  The view point of essay 51 can basically be described as the American Government being able to work "by a judicious modification and mixture of the FEDERAL PRINCIPLE."