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    It is not the case that Montesquieu and Madison argued that divided sovereign power requires rival factions, which aristocracies suppress by unifying elites against commoners.

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    • 1.Historical aristocracies often exhibited fierce internal rivalries (feudal lords, Venetian merchant families) despite shared class interests.
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    • 2.Divided sovereignty can fail even with multiple factions if they lack institutional structures to check each other's power effectively.
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    • 3.Democratic systems may create majority factions that oppress minorities—faction rivalry alone doesn't guarantee protection for all groups.
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    • 1.Aristocracies consolidate elite interests through kinship and shared status, reducing internal competition that checks governmental power.
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    • 2.Democratic systems require multiple factions with conflicting interests to prevent any single group from monopolizing authority.
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    • 3.When elites unite against commoners, the vertical power division (rich vs. poor) replaces horizontal divisions that restrain tyranny.
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