<span>Introduction to Checks and Balances in Federal Government
</span>The concept of checking and balancing power
<span>Executive Branch Checks on the Legislative Branch<span>President has the power to veto laws passed by the CongressProposes laws to CongressSubmits the Federal Budget to the House of RepresentativesAppoints federal officials, who carry out and enforce laws</span></span>
1. When Fighting Another Man, Chop Off His Wife's Hand If She Grabs Your Genitals
2. Women Suspected of Adultery Have to Drink Dirty Water
3. If Your Slave Refuses Freedom, Pierce Their Ear
4. Don't Sit Where a Menstruating Woman Has Sat
5. Don't Wear Clothes Made of Both Linen and Wool
6. You Can't Kill a Burglar During the Day
7. Never Boil a Baby Goat in Its Mother's Milk
8. Don't Tear Your Clothes
9. Don't Plant More Than One Kind of Seed in a Field
10. Don't Eat Fat
11. Don't Eat Owls
12. Don't Speak the Names of Other Gods
13. Make Sure No One Falls Off Your Roof
14. You Have to Leave Fallen Grapes on the Ground for the Poor to Eat
15. You Can't Leave Open Pits Around for Animals to Fall Into
They learned how to use their weapon which was sturdy and made out of bronze. They also learned how to steer horse-drawn chariots.
I know the answer, It is I don't know :D
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.
