Answer: After world war 2, the birthrate in the United States rose sharply, resulting in a group known as the baby boomers.
<span>These amendments were virtually ignored in the South and did not contribute to the equal status of blacks until the middle of the 20th century.</span>
1. Tennessee Valley Authority
5 work relief to states
2. Social Security Act
2 programs for the elderly
3. Civilian Conservation Corps
4 help for businesses
4. National Industrial Recovery Act
3 employment for young men
5. Federal Emergency Relief Act
1 flood control
The correct answer is: D. They believed that representatives were better able to vote on national issues than ordinary citizens were.
Explanation
The excerpt contrasts ancient democracies, that were characterized by tyranny and run by mobs, to the idea of a large government representation so as to demostrate that whenevever a group of people is assembled, no matter who is in it, they tend to make the wrong decisions, that is, decisions led by passion instead of reason as stated in the excerpt:
"<em>passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason".</em>
Moreover, Federalists wanted a strong national government, instead of granting the power to the states, and believed that only one person could represent 30.000 people.
