||||James Madison once said, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” By creating a new form of government, Madison attempted to effectively plan a Constitution that would accommodate the fact that human beings are inherently self-interested. The United States has experienced tremendous population growth since the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Not only did rapid political and technological progress unify the United States as a supreme power, but triumphs like the civil rights movement also helped promote equality. Yet between 2009 and 2010, the number of people without health insurance increased from 49.0 million to 49.9 million. Analysis of James Madison's ideology in The Federalist 10 and 51 suggests that there is a correlation between factionalism and the United States' failure to universalize health care. In order to understand the connection between factionalism and national health care, this article will first explain Madison's notion of factionalism by referencing the key elements and comments of his argument in The Federalist 10 and 51. The second part of This article will discuss the history of American health care as a way to explain the many factions that have hindered the success of health insurance nationalization. Additionally, referencing the emergence of factions within the healthcare debate, such as the AMA (American Medical Association), will highlight the stigma surrounding national healthcare. The final part of this article will ask the question of whether America will ever see comprehensive universal health insurance. The Federalist Papers were a series of letters published in New York newspapers that began as a rebuttal argument against the Anti-Federalists who, among other things, feared government intervention...... middle of paper .... .., and Meena Bose. 2011. American Government: Institutions and Policies. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Pub. Co. Madison, James. “The Federalist No. 10,” in Wilson, James Q., John J. DiIulio, and Meena Bose. 2011. American Government: Institutions and Policies. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Pub. Co. Monroe, James A. “The Prejudices of American Politics: Rationing Health Care in a Weak State.” University of Pennsylvania Law Review 140, no. 5 (1992): 1923-38. “Newsroom: Income and Wealth: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010.” US Census Bureau home page. http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/ Income_wealth/cb11-157.html (accessed February 12, 2012). Sullivan, Lawrence. The case against socialized medicine; A constructive analysis of the attempted collectivization of American medicine. Washington: The Statesmen's Press, 1948.

Essay / ||||James Madison once said, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” By creating a new form of government, Madison attempted to effectively plan a Constitution that would accommodate the fact that human beings are inherently self-interested. The United States has experienced tremendous population growth since the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Not only did rapid political and technological progress unify the United States as a supreme power, but triumphs like the civil rights movement also helped promote equality. Yet between 2009 and 2010, the number of people without health insurance increased from 49.0 million to 49.9 million. Analysis of James Madison's ideology in The Federalist 10 and 51 suggests that there is a correlation between factionalism and the United States' failure to universalize health care. In order to understand the connection between factionalism and national health care, this article will first explain Madison's notion of factionalism by referencing the key elements and comments of his argument in The Federalist 10 and 51. The second part of This article will discuss the history of American health care as a way to explain the many factions that have hindered the success of health insurance nationalization. Additionally, referencing the emergence of factions within the healthcare debate, such as the AMA (American Medical Association), will highlight the stigma surrounding national healthcare. The final part of this article will ask the question of whether America will ever see comprehensive universal health insurance. The Federalist Papers were a series of letters published in New York newspapers that began as a rebuttal argument against the Anti-Federalists who, among other things, feared government intervention...... middle of paper .... .., and Meena Bose. 2011. American Government: Institutions and Policies. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Pub. Co. Madison, James. “The Federalist No. 10,” in Wilson, James Q., John J. DiIulio, and Meena Bose. 2011. American Government: Institutions and Policies. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Pub. Co. Monroe, James A. “The Prejudices of American Politics: Rationing Health Care in a Weak State.” University of Pennsylvania Law Review 140, no. 5 (1992): 1923-38. “Newsroom: Income and Wealth: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010.” US Census Bureau home page. http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/ Income_wealth/cb11-157.html (accessed February 12, 2012). Sullivan, Lawrence. The case against socialized medicine; A constructive analysis of the attempted collectivization of American medicine. Washington: The Statesmen's Press, 1948.

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