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.
Answer:
B. Peaceful farmers
Explanation:
The Aztecs were skilled farmers and gardeners. In the marshland, the Aztecs had very little fertile land. But they appeared able to feed hundreds of thousands of residents of the capital, extracting maximum benefit from the environment in which they settled. In the suburbs of Mexico City, one can find quite unusual agricultural structures, known as floating gardens - chinampas. These buildings are so unusual that they are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Chinampas is an agricultural structure consisting of canals and artificial islands. These floating gardens built around the city were able to feed a population of several hundred people. Their technology provided a very large crop.
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