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Federalist No. 10: How Do Factions Affect the President as Administrator‐in‐Chief?
Author(s) -
Rosenbloom David H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02458.x
Subject(s) - federalist , polity , administration (probate law) , political science , public administration , affect (linguistics) , law , sociology , politics , communication
Federalist No. 10 arguably is the most frequently read of the Federalist Papers, in no small measure because it offers a distinct and often negative image of the polity as a source of conflict. It argues that factions cannot be tamed, but they can be controlled. This essay argues that factions have weakened effective public administration and offers a detailed discussion of the proliferation of interest groups and their role in undermining the system of checks and balances.