Question

questions 17 through 19 refer to the following.
question refers to the excerpt below.
let us then, fellow-citizens, unite with one heart and one mind. let us restore to social intercourse that
harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things. and let us reflect that,
having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered,
we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked, and capable of as
bitter and bloody persecutions. . . we have called by different names brethren of the same principle. we
are all republicans, we are all federalists. if there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union
or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error
of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
thomas jefferson, first inaugural address, 1801
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the excerpt best reflects which of the following?
a conflicts over how the constitution should be implemented and interpreted
b fear that the united states would be overtaken by a foreign power
c disagreement over the consequences of the french revolution for the united
states
d secessionist pressures coming from slaveholders in the south

Explanation:

The text in the excerpt discusses different groups (Republicans and Federalists) and mentions that if there are differences among them (as long as reason is left free to combat it), it's about political (ideological) differences. Options B, C, and D are not mentioned in the text. The text is about political - ideological differences which can be related to the sub - field of Politics in Social Science. The key idea is that the conflict is over political (ideological, in the sense of how the government should be, as different political groups have different views) principles (similar to how the Constitution's implementation and interpretation can be a political - ideological matter).

Answer:

A. Conflicts over how the Constitution should be implemented and interpreted