The Pros And Cons Of Factions

The Founders designed the government the way they did in order to allow for the greatest amount of liberty but still maintaining order and the ability for the government to grow and prosper. The bicameral system allows citizens to feel more secure about their government because it reduces the risk of all the governmental power being in the hands of a single, or few, leader(s). This system grants liberty to citizens that cannot be taken away at the whim of a single leader.
Factions are small groups divided from the population. Factions generally have their own set of interests that benefit themselves, but may have negative or neutral effects on the rest of the population. Some factions are part of a majority, while other factions may be a minority. A dangerous result of factions is that the majority, or a faction with power, may be given benefits that minority factions don't receive. Factions can also be dangerous because they disunite a nation. As proved during Founding Fathers' time, it is very easy for a nation to become divided. America has experienced division between densely populated states such as Virginia and less populated states such as New Jersey. It has
The first option goes against the beliefs of our nation and as Madison says, "It could never be more truly said than of the first remedy, it was worse than the disease." The second option is nearly impossible. Therefore, the Founding Fathers implemented different methods to keep the factions from effecting the government and its policies. The representatives are elected directly to allow for representation of every citizen. The terms for the congress seats are for a short period of time; in the House of Representatives the term is two years and in the Senate the term is 6 years but with new elections for 1/3 of the Senate every two