Why the Federalists thought a larger Union would be better for democracy.

According to Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, authors of the Federalist Papers, the union of the States would be better as a large republic, firmly connected by a more powerful, centralized government than that which existed under the Articles of Confederation. The necessity of such a government lies in the need for the fledgling country to control both internal and external disputes, arising from internal factions, or from foreign threats. In their opinion, an extended …

…arising within groups seeking to perform a dishonorable act. A larger Union is also more able to control external forces, and to usurp internal insurrection through collective security. It would be harder in a smaller republic, according to them, to protect the principles upon which this country was established, and the liberty of her citizens. Bibliography Ketchum, Robert, ed. The Anti-Federalist Papers: New York: Mass Market, 1996. Rossiter, Clinton. The Federalist Papers. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1961.