pluralist democracy

Madeline Provenzano

Mr. Balanda

Ap Gov. 5

25 September 2018

    A Pluralist Democracy most accurately models the founders intent for the American Democracy in ensuring a well stabilized Government run by the people.

    Pluralist Democracy is a Democracy in which groups of people form to try and influence political decision making. The groups are to bargain and compete with the other groups to compromise, in return they get policies they want. “By a faction I understand a number of citizens...who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens…” (Federalist #10). The citizens come together with people with similar beliefs or wants to pursue the changes in Government they want. This is called factions. Madison wanted factions because everyone should not all think the same and want exactly the same things because not everyone is the same. Different social classes want different things. Different roles in society want different things. If everyone was the same the Government would not be much of a democracy. This graph shows different peoples views on abortion and if it should or should not be aloud. The people divide themselves whether or not they support the issue or not. Together they weigh in on the pros and cons and then the courts decide whether or not to overturn it. The factions help the government decide.

    Thus, Pluralist Democracy best achieves the founders intent for the Democracy run by the people because it models their hopes for the Democracy