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majoritarianism
'''Majoritarianism''' is the philosophy that political decisions should be primarily (almost purely) based on the majority's sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majoritarianism|title=Majoritarianism|format=HTML|language=English|work=Merriam Webster|accessdate=Apr 26 2009|date=1942}}</ref>
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|"No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time"
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| James Madison – Federalist 10
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The system was critiqued by James Madison - writing as Publius with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay - in [[Federalist Papers|Federalist 10]].<ref>{{cite web|author=James Madison|title=Federalist 10: The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection|url=http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm|date=Nov 27 1787|accessdate=Apr 26 2009}}</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
*[[Pluralism]]
*[[United States Constitution]]
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|"No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time"
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| James Madison – Federalist 10
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The system was critiqued by James Madison - writing as Publius with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay - in [[Federalist Papers|Federalist 10]].<ref>{{cite web|author=James Madison|title=Federalist 10: The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection|url=http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm|date=Nov 27 1787|accessdate=Apr 26 2009}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
==See also==
*[[Pluralism]]
*[[United States Constitution]]