"in a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. this kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined to a single city, or at least limited to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it."
-brutus no. 1
based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
a. a large central government is necessary to solve issues affecting the entire country
b. a large central government is better equipped to deal with issues affecting people’s daily lives
c. local and state governments need to be monitored by the federal government to protect individual rights and liberties
d. local and state governments are better equipped to deal with issues affecting people’s daily lives

I would contend that the right answer is the D) Local and state governments are better equipped to deal with issues affecting people’s daily lives.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this is an excerpt from Brutus No. 1, who many believe was penned by the American politician and judge Robert Yates (1738-1801). Yates, who supported Anti-Federalism, addressed this speech to the people of New York. What he is saying here is that a large country cannot be ruled by democracy, since, by definition, democracy requires the presence of the citizens, who must convene and take decisions together, and that would be impracticable in a large and populated nation. Democracy, therefore, only works in smaller geographical areas, such as cities, counties, and the sort. For that reason, the author would most likely agree with the statement that local and state governments are better equipped to deal with issues affecting people’s daily lives, since they are in charge of governing smaller and more manageable geographical areas.    

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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