Read this excerpt from federalist paper no. 1 and answer the question that follows:

federalist papers: no. 1
general introduction
for the independent journal
author: alexander hamilton

after an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new constitution for the united states of america. the subject speaks its own importance; comprehending in its consequences nothing less than the existence of the union, the safety and welfare of the parts of which it is composed, the fate of an empire in many respects the most interesting in the world. it has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force. if there be any truth in the remark, the crisis at which we are arrived may with propriety be regarded as the era in which that decision is to be made; and a wrong election of the part we shall act may, in this view, deserve to be considered as the general misfortune of mankind.

which of the following statements supports the idea presented in this quote from the excerpt?

a. hamilton feared the unity of the country was at stake during the process to write the new constitution.

b. hamilton took a worldly view of the processes of writing the new constitution.

c. members of the committee to write the new constitution should be concerned about how the world viewed them.

d. the union of the new america was an issue the entire world cared about during the country's development.

A. Hamilton feared the unity of the country was at stake during the process to write the new Constitution.

Explanation:

In his "Federalist Papers No. 1", Alexander Hamilton mentioned how he felt the need to introduce and write "the Constitution for the United States of America" is of extreme importance. But this importance is not just about the new law that will judge the citizens but if, by any case, wrongfully written and presented, can ruin the lives of the whole nation and bring its downfall.

He questions whether "societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government" or are they "forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force". Fearing for the collapse of the united stand of the country, Hamilton claims that any faulty move in writing this new Constitution may come to be "considered as the general misfortune of mankind".

below i present a summary with the most relevant aspects of chapter 2, which were taken from karangan bahasa inggeris (english essays) spm: argumentative essays.

tuna wira

credit to mohana ram murugiah.

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