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    It is not the case that A great democracy must either sacrifice self-government to achieve unity or preserve self-government through federalism.

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    • 1.Rousseau's general will theory holds that genuine self-government requires citizens to identify with a unified political body, not fragmented units.
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    • 2.Federalism structurally privileges local majorities, which can suppress minority self-determination as readily as distant central authority can.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.The dichotomy between unity and self-government is false: unitary democracies like Denmark achieve both through robust deliberative institutions without federalism.
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    • 2.Madison's own Federalist No. 10 argues scale can enhance rather than threaten self-government by filtering faction through extended republics.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Self-government and unity are in tension in a large democracy.
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    • 2.Federalism is a structural mechanism that allows self-government to coexist with unity.
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