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madam-professor · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What was the opinion of political parties held by many of the founders who drafted the U.S. Constitution?

a. The founders held political parties in high regard and viewed them as proper and necessary for organizing the new government.
b. Political parties were viewed with great suspicion but were accepted as legitimate and necessary.
c. Political parties did not exist in the 1700s.
d. Political parties were distrusted and rejected as tools of the politically ambitious that tended to promote corruption and bias.
e. The founders had no opinion concerning political parties.

Question 2

In his Federalist No. 10, James Madison elaborated on his fear of factions within the American democracy. In modern society, which of the following groups would Madison be most likely to identify as a faction?

a. business groups
b. religious groups
c. nonprofit organizations
d. political parties
e. federal government agencies