What does fortas mean when he states "if we are not to . . teach youth to discount important principles of our government as mere platitudes"?
a. students who are denied their rights will turn to violence.
b. students who are denied their rights will not believe in the values of government.
c. students who do not understand the values of government should not have basic rights

b. Students who are denied their rights will not believe in the values of government.

Explanation:

In 1969, some sections of the society protested against the Vietnam War. This led the students to wear armbands as a sign of protest against the War to the school leading to the famous case known as Tinker versus Des Moines School District. Justice Abe Fortas gave the orders in favor of the students stating that the freedom of speech of students must be respected and the action to wear armbands is their right to express and that this will upheld their belief in the judicial and constitutional system. If denied the right to express and speak, they will not believe in the values of government and justice.

the anti federalists was a movement that was opposed to the creation of a us federal government. although they were not as organized as the federalists, they also had a large group of leaders, especially in state politics.

the statement "now, in a large extended country, it is impossible to have a representation, possessing the sentiments, and of integrity, to declare the minds of the people” represents the concerns of the anti federalists.

they strongly believed that the federalists were representing the interests of aristocratic elements of society at the expense of the majority of ordinary people, who lived in a rural society.

their fear for the creation of a strong federal government and the president’s power of veto in their opinion would create a tyrannical rule that would dominate the people. they defended the importance of restraining the government’s power towards people at any cost.