The number [of legislative assemblies) ought at most to be
kept within a certain limit, in order to avoid the confusion
and intemperance of a multitude. in all very numerous
assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion
never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason.
had every athenian citizen been a socrates, every
athenian assembly would still have been a mob.3
what does the excerpt suggest about federalists?
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a. they preferred the idea of direct democracy over that of
representative democracy.
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b. they thought a bill of rights would give ordinary citizens too much
power.
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c. they wanted to see a stricter test for those wishing to become
americans.
d. they believed that representatives were better able to vote on
national issues than ordinary citizens were.