The number [of legislative assemblies) ought at most to be
kept within a certain limit, in order to avoid the confusion
and intemperance of a multitude. In all very numerous
assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion
never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason.
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every
Athenian assembly would Itill have been a mob.3
What does the excerpt suggest about Federalists?
A. They preferred the idea of direct democracy over that of representative
democracy
B. They thought a bill of rights would give ordinary citizens too much power.
C. They wanted to see a stricter test for those wishing to become Americans.
D. They believed that representatives were better able to vote on national
issues than ordinary citizens were.