History of Europe

What anti-federalist paper applies to federalist 50?

The Federalist Papers No. 50, written by James Madison, discusses the idea of factions and how they can be controlled in a large republic. Madison argues that factions are inevitable, but that their effects can be mitigated by the size and diversity of the republic.

The anti-federalist paper that most directly applies to Federalist 50 is Brutus No. 1, written by Robert Yates. Yates argues that the large size of the republic proposed by the Federalists would actually make it more susceptible to faction, not less. He also argues that the diversity of the republic would make it difficult to form a cohesive majority, which would lead to gridlock and paralysis.