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 two statements are true about passages 2 and 3?

□ brutus and madison agree that the republic will be a diverse nation.

□ brutus and madison agree that a new constitution is necessary.

□ both recognize that larger societies have more disagreements than smaller societies.

□ both agree that a federal government should not have authority over the individual states.

□ both think that the variety of interests in the states will make unity of purpose impossible.

Explanation:

• Brutus and Madison agree that the republic will be a diverse nation: Brutus (Passage 2) and Madison (Passage 3) both discuss the nature of the republic. Madison in The Federalist, No. 10 talks about how a large republic can manage diversity, and Brutus also implies the existence of a diverse nation - state context in his writings (though he is more skeptical about the large - republic model).
• Both recognize that larger societies have more disagreements than smaller societies: Brutus is concerned about the difficulties of governing a large, diverse (and thus more - conflict - prone) society. Madison also acknowledges that in a large society (republic), there are more “factions” (which can be seen as sources of disagreement). He, however, argues that the republic can control the effects of these factions, while Brutus is more pessimistic about the ability to govern such a society.

Answer:

Brutus and Madison agree that the republic will be a diverse nation.
Both recognize that larger societies have more disagreements than smaller societies.