Answer:
<em>D) The national government must protect people's rights and property.</em>
Explanation:
For the national Government "be worth defending" he should be administering for the good people and their needs, securing their rights such as freedom, property as in option D) The national government must protect people's rights and property.
This option is wrong because it must be equal, not over all others: (A) The national government must favor the interests of agriculture over all others.
This option is wrong because it must give freedom, not restrict it: B) The national government must restrict freedoms of the press and assembly.
This option is wrong because the power should not transcend authority: C) The national government must allow the president to act as he sees fit.
