1) The factions, citizens with interests that infer with other people's rights and the right of the nation, are difficult to eliminate because they may be passionate about what they are fighting for. James Madison thinks people fighting for their interests will unite together, making them hard to take down.
2) Madison advocated representative democracy, not direct democracy, because this will limit the number of factions that can participate in government. Men who would be representing the government would make their decisions based on the good of the nation, not for the benefits for themselves. Although this method was better than direct democracy, it was far from flawless.
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