If an elective republic is to endure for any great length of time, every elector must have sufficient information . . . to direc
t wisely the legislature, the ambassadors, and the executive of the nation. . . . [I]t is the duty of the government to see that the means of information be diffused to every citizen.” —Thaddeus Stevens, April 1835
Read the following passage in which Thaddeus Stevens speaks to the Pennsylvania state legislature. What was Stevens asking for?
a.
legislative funding for the military
b.
legislative funding for voluntary associations
c.
legislative funding for farmers
d.
legislative funding for education
