Redulinis excerpt from Federalist No. 55:
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.
What does the excerpt suggest about Federalists?
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A. They believed that representatives were better able to vote on
national issues than ordinary citizens were.
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B. They preferred the idea of direct democracy over that of
representative democracy.
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C. They wanted to see a stricter test for those wishing to become
Americans.
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D. They thought a bill of rights would give ordinary citizens too much
power.