Book contents
- American Factions
- American Factions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Table of Cases
- Part IThe Curse of Faction
- Part IIRemedies for the Curse of Faction
- 6The Theoretical Republic
- 7Controlling the Representatives
- 8A Legislature of Enumerated Powers
- 9An Energetic Executive of Limited Authority
- 10An Independent Judiciary
- Part IIIDemocratization of the Republic
- Part IVA Weakened Constitutional Structure
- Part VA Republic, if We Can Keep It
- Epilogue
- Index
7 - Controlling the Representatives
from Part II - Remedies for the Curse of Faction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2026
Book contents
- American Factions
- American Factions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Table of Cases
- Part IThe Curse of Faction
- Part IIRemedies for the Curse of Faction
- 6The Theoretical Republic
- 7Controlling the Representatives
- 8A Legislature of Enumerated Powers
- 9An Energetic Executive of Limited Authority
- 10An Independent Judiciary
- Part IIIDemocratization of the Republic
- Part IVA Weakened Constitutional Structure
- Part VA Republic, if We Can Keep It
- Epilogue
- Index
Summary
Representation was believed to serve as a filter on the passions and excesses of direct democracy, but representatives could be influenced and even become the leaders of political factions. A central concern was to assure that representatives were insulated from such influence and focused on the public interest. As with the selection of executive and judicial officials, the questions that most occupied the Framers were the method of selection of representatives (appointment or popular election) and their term of service and eligibility for reelection.
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- American FactionsHow the US Constitution Can End Extreme Partisanship, pp. 117 - 135Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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