In federalist no. 10, james madison believed that a democracy must strike a careful balance between what

Civic participation and mob rule

Opposition to the nra came to a head in 1935, when the conservative supreme court declared the agency unconstitutional, claiming the nra gave the executive branch regulatory powers that belonged exclusively to congress. this decision began a series of court decisions that overturned key elements of the new deal.

The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill all senate republicans voted in favor of the bill