In the ideal meritocracy, who should be paid the highest salaries?

a. those who perform the best
b. those who have the least
c. those with the largest families
d. those who come from wealthy families

A.Those who perform the best

Explanation:

Meritocracy was first coined by Michael Dunlop Young in 1958. However, the term had existed for years understood as a political system in which people were vested economic and political power based on their talent, effort, and achievement, rather than factors such as heredity or wealth.  

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.

i'm not sure what you are asking, but it also served as a debtors colony, was ran by the trustees for 20 years until becoming a royal colony, and people had restrictions such as no slaves, and only 50 acres of land per person/ hope this !

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