In this period, there was a political battle between the founding father. The question was: should the colonies be one large republic or should the colonies have small democratic states? Let's look at Madison's article, Federalist 10; here Madison explains why democratic representation would fail in the colonies. Madison contradicts the idea of ​​power; in a sense, before the Federalist document, it stated that the people have the ultimate power in controlling the government, but it stated the need for representatives. Madison is against direct democracy and understands the need for a republic. In Federalist 10, Madison gives us the main reason why democratic representation is an insufficient protection from tyranny, he states that in a democracy it will not be protected and able to manage factions. So, seeing the big picture, how could a democratic state with factions protect itself from tyranny? Each state has its own set of rules and may fall under a single ruler or the people in that state may be subject to unjust government. Madison saw the advantage that a republic would have over democratic representation and that it would be the best protection against tyranny or any possibility of a