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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 5-G_secondDraft, If legislation requiring bipartisan cooperation can not be enacted because of one factitious party, then the interest of one party disregards the good of the whole. therefore (modus ponens) The interest of one party disregards the good of the whole., If the interest of one party [i.e. dems or reps] disregards the good of the whole, then the government is not serving its proper role, according to the Founding Father, Madison. therefore (modus ponens) The government is not serving its proper role, according to the Founding Father, Madison., If legislatives prioritize monied interests, then factions of monied interests will dominate American politics therefore (modus ponens) Factions of monied interests dominate American politics., Madison defines a faction to be "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens." therefore (modus ponens) The American party system is now constituted by factionous parties., If the party out of power has no incentive to cooperate with the party in power in order to win government seats, then legislation requiring bipartisan cooperation can not be enacted because of one factitious party. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Legislation requiring bipartisan cooperation can not be enacted because of one factitious party., The interest of one party disregards the good of the whole. therefore (modus ponens) The government is not serving its proper role, according to the Founding Father, Madison., The American People hold the current President and the Party in power responsible for legislation enacted during their term. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The party out of power has no incentive to cooperate with the party in power in order to win government seats, Legislators will prioritize monied interests. therefore (modus ponens) Factions of monied interests dominate American politics., Factions of monied interests dominate American politics. therefore (modus ponens) The American party system is now constituted by factionous parties., The government is not serving its proper role, according to the Founding Father, Madison. therefore (modus ponens) America's political system is broken, Legislation requiring bipartisan cooperation can not be enacted because of one factitious party. therefore (modus ponens) The interest of one party disregards the good of the whole., If the American People hold the President and his Party in power responsible for legislation enacted during their term and the American party system is now constituted by party factions, then the party out of power has no incentive to cooperate with the party in power in order to win government seats therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The party out of power has no incentive to cooperate with the party in power in order to win government seats, The proper role of a functioning government to ensure that the interest of one faction does not disregard the good of the whole. -Madison, Federalist Paper #10 supports If the interest of one party [i.e. dems or reps] disregards the good of the whole, then the government is not serving its proper role, according to the Founding Father, Madison., If Madison defines a faction to be "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens" and factions of monied interests dominate American politics, then the American party system is now constituted by factionous parties. therefore (modus ponens) The American party system is now constituted by factionous parties., One of the greatest factors for a successful campaign in American is money. therefore (modus ponens) Legislators will prioritize monied interests., If the government is not serving its proper role, according to the Founding Father, Madison, then America's political system is broken. therefore (modus ponens) America's political system is broken, If one of the greatest factors for a successful campaign in America is money, then legislators will prioritize monied interests. therefore (modus ponens) Legislators will prioritize monied interests., The party out of power has no incentive to cooperate with the party in power in order to win government seats therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Legislation requiring bipartisan cooperation can not be enacted because of one factitious party., The American party system is now constituted by factionous parties. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The party out of power has no incentive to cooperate with the party in power in order to win government seats