Question

read the passages “the articles of confederation,” “from brutus, no. 1, brutus” and “from the federalist, no. 10, james madison,” and answer the questions that follow. make sure you answer all of the questions.

passage 1: the articles of confederation
1 one of the most important documents written during the american revolution was the articles of confederation, which was the first constitution of the united states. it represented the first successful effort to organize and empower the original thirteen colonies. before the articles of confederation was written, the revolutionaries of those colonies, who rebelled against the british rule, acted independently of a governing authority. because of this, they were not seen as a separate country by the rest of the world and therefore could

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which statement best expresses how passages 2 and 3 address related themes and ideas, despite their differences?
a both claim that the country would be better off if divided into several parts.
b both recognize that the majority tends to trample on the rights of individuals.
c both express concern about how to govern people who have diverse interests.
d both argue that the wishes of the majority are more important than those of the minority.

Explanation:

Brutus (Passage 2) was concerned about the potential for a large - scale government to not represent the diverse interests of the people. James Madison (Passage 3) in The Federalist, No. 10 also addressed the issue of governing a large and diverse population. Madison proposed that a large republic could better control the effects of factions (groups with diverse interests) through a system of representation. Both were focused on the challenge of governing a people with diverse interests.

• Option A: Brutus was against a large, unified government (implied he might have preferred a more divided approach in a sense, but Madison was for a large republic). So this is incorrect as it's not a common claim.
• Option B: Madison was more focused on controlling factions rather than the majority trampling on individual rights in the way Brutus might be mis - interpreted. This is not the best common theme.
• Option C: As explained above, both were concerned with governing a diverse population.
• Option D: Madison was more about balancing interests rather than saying the majority was more important. Brutus was more skeptical of a large government which might be seen as a majority - dominated entity, but not in the sense of this option.

Answer:

C. Both express concern about how to govern people who have diverse interests.