The correct answer is: D. They believed that representatives were better able to vote on national issues than ordinary citizens were.
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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.
In Dred Scott v. Sandford (argued 1856 -- decided 1857), the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. The Court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U.S. territories.
There were several business practices that contributed to Andrew Carnegie’s ability to form a monopoly, but perhaps the most significant was his ability to buy all relevant businesses.
Neanderthals are also the best known of extinct human species: researchers have now found bones from hundreds of Neanderthals in countries across Europe, the western Asia and central Asia.
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The Erie Canal in New York is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State ... It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the ... for 363 miles (584 km) from the Hudson River in Albany to Lake Erie in Buffalo. ... The canal was first proposed in the 1780s, then re-proposed in 1807.
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