Answer & Explanation:
Chapter 8 'Scoring the Republic' from 'Give Me Liberty' consists about - rise of political parties.
1789 : New York was the capital, George Washington was the 1st president. American leaders were apprehensive of organised political parties, probable of being divisive & disloyal.
Hamilton Plan, covering financial plan by secretary of treasury, experienced first political division. Jeferson & Southerners opposed this plan.
Thereafter French Revolution & Political Press led to foundation of two prominent political parties. The two prominent political parties were Federalists & Republicans.
Federalists supported strong central government, led by Washington, Hamilton. Republicans supported strict interpretation of constitution.
I believe it is the second one.
Word Family: divergent, diverged, diverging, divergence
Sentence: When opinions diverge, it's better to pick the one based on facts and thorough analysis.
An author claims that "athletes caught using performance-enhancing drugs should be sentenced to prison."
The choice that best describes the reason the author provides is that “it is unverified. It does not cite a source to show where the information was located.”