James Madison had ideas about the role of citizens in the United States when the Constitution was first written and ratified. How did Madison think people would conduct themselves in the United States? How did Madison’s ideas compare to reality? What are some ways we see the same conflict today?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: James Madison thought that people would have a republican virtue, meaning that they would readily put aside their own interests to advance the interest of the public. Madison saw that instead of acting as public-interested citizens, people were acting as self-interested citizens. This dilemma between public-interested citizenship and self-interested citizenship persists today, as there are plenty of men and women who enlist to serve in the military or go into law enforcement while others work and behave only for their own interests.
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