On January 29, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States; it would go into effect the following January
The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol.
Which was a direct result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a-The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional and was overturned.
b-Kansas and Nebraska were admitted as free states.
c-Bloodshed in Kansas led to fiery debate among senators.
d-Illegal voting and a repeat election left Kansas with two opposing governments.
I say the most accurate answer is C.
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.
