How Did James Madison Feel About Factions, or Interest Groups

Multiple Choice

How did James Madison feel about factions, or interest groups as we know them today?

A) Madison recognized that factions were inevitable, so it was critical that there be many of them.
B) Madison did not think that factions would be a threat to the function of the federal government.
C) Madison worried that factions would inevitably lead to a tyranny of the masses in the government.
D) Madison believed that factions would likely fizzle out after a few years of the new government.