In Federalist 10, Madison writes of the dangers of factionalism in a large heterogeneous society. He argued that the Constitution was an effort to “cure the mischief of factions” by the concept of FEDERALISM - in which power is divided between the national (federal) government and state governments - with the states being responsible for making democracy work on local issues within their jurisdiction and the national government responsible for those issues that affect all Americansor benefit. Over the years, the lines between purely national and purely state responsibility has been significantly blurred but the US continues to emphasize the importance of federalism as one of our primary government concepts. Do you think the Federalism comcept is still valid today or should we we working towards centralization of all significant issues in the United States. Please explain your answer.

Padma has written a paper on the effects of the black death, a plague that struck europe in 1347 and killed millions of people. she focused on three major results of the plague: • a smaller population after the plague led to higher wages and greater independence for workers. • the power of the catholic church weakened because so many members had died and others had lost their faith. • a lack of farm workers led more people to raise livestock rather than planting crops, changing the european diet. read her conclusion: it does not seem right to say that an experience as horrifying as the black death had any “good” sides. still, the changes that followed the plague improved the lives of peasants. people who had previously lived in poverty, forced to work for a single employer, now had higher wages and the freedom to change jobs. even so, the continent had been devastated and would take many years to recover. which statement best evaluates her conclusion? a. the conclusion effectively summarizes all the writer’s main points. b. the conclusion is engaging, but it introduces an unnecessary new idea. c. the conclusion is engaging, but only summarizes one of the writer’s points. d. the conclusion is engaging but it does not summarize any of the writer’s main points.

Read the sentences. i absolutely detest when people interrupt others who are speaking. it shows a lack of good manners and consideration for the thoughts and words of others. many people need to listen more and talk less. why did the author most likely choose to use the word detest as opposed to the word "dislike"? to more strongly convey his feelings about those who interrupt to more strongly illustrate his solution to stop those who interrupt to more accurately describe how he wants the reader to react to more accurately create a visual of those who interrupt others

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