Which statement best summarizes the goal of government that James Madison explained in Federalist No. 10?
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Government should address all the demands of minority groups.
Government should address all the demands of minority groups.
Government should be guided purely by the will of the majority.
Government should be guided purely by the will of the majority.
Government should neglect the liberties of minorities in order to follow the will of the majority.
Government should neglect the liberties of minorities in order to follow the will of the majority.
Government should respond to the will of the majority without abolishing the liberties of minorities.
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Government should respond to the will of the majority without abolishing the liberties of minorities.
Why was the Fourteenth Amendment necessary?
(1 point)
Responses
The states were establishing churches against the wishes of the federal government.
The states were establishing churches against the wishes of the federal government.
States were not guaranteeing full citizenship rights of former slaves.
States were not guaranteeing full citizenship rights of former slaves.
The federal government needed to establish judicial review for the Supreme Court.
The federal government needed to establish judicial review for the Supreme Court.
Activist judges were asserting their power over the states.
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Responses
The states were establishing churches against the wishes of the federal government.
The states were establishing churches against the wishes of the federal government.
States were not guaranteeing full citizenship rights of former slaves.
States were not guaranteeing full citizenship rights of former slaves.
The federal government needed to establish judicial review for the Supreme Court.
The federal government needed to establish judicial review for the Supreme Court.
Activist judges were asserting their power over the states.
States were not guaranteeing full citizenship rights of former slaves.
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