Question

use the quotation to answer questions 13 and 14. from this view of the subject it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which i mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction... a republic, by which i mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect, and promises the cure for which we are seeking... —federalist no. 10, 1787 which statement most accurately describes the event that the federalist authors wished to prevent? a they aimed to counteract the rapidly changing attitudes of u.s. leaders toward federalism. b they wished to prevent the division of the country into rival political groups. c they resisted the idea that congress would only represent a small percentage of the countrys people. d they wanted to preempt an increase in lawlessness and mischief in u.s. society.

Explanation:

Federalist No. 10 was concerned with the problem of factions and how to prevent the division of the country into rival political groups. The authors believed that a republic with a proper system of representation could mitigate the negative effects of factions.

Answer:

B. They wished to prevent the division of the country into rival political groups.