Question

In republican government, the [lawmaking] authority necessarily [has the most power]. The remedy for this . . . is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to render them . . . as little connected with each other [as possible].Which statement summarizes the author’s main claim?a. The lawmaking power should not be divided among different branches.b. The lawmaking branch of the government should be weaker than the others.c. The powers of lawmaking should be separated as far as possible from one another.d. A republican government cannot keep lawmakers from having too much power.

Answer 1

Answer:The answer is b

Step-by-step explanation:

Republican government : This is a government that is wholly elected from among the people in a democratic election that is free, fair and credible. This consist of the representative of the people that are elected by the people for the purpose of administration of the society. The people to be so elected to govern the people must be citizen of that particular state.who will understand the plight of the people and know how to proffer solution to the problems confronting the people.

The constitution of such a state may provide for a bi-camera legislature at the federal and state level, the upper houses were surbodinated to the lower houses, the upper house is known as the Senate while the lower house is the house of representatives all the state had equal representation in the upper house to take care of population imbalance. The upper house of the legislature has more powers than the lower house for example in the ratification of the treaty, confirmation of the appointment of ambassador to foreign mission or the confirmation of the appointment of the chief judge the constitution gave the power to make such confirmation and the ratification of the treaty on the upper house of the parliament known in some countries like Nigeria, and United States as the Senate.

Answer 2

C. The powers of lawmaking should be separated as far as possible from one anothe

Step-by-step explanation:

The author is supporting the idea of a bicameral congress, or parliament, in order to spread the power of the legislative branch among as many members of congress as possible.

The author believes that in a republic, the legislative branch will always be the most powerful branch (this is not necessarily true as it has been empirically seen in many historic examples in different countries, for example, in the United States some experts argue that the President is now more powerful than Congress), and concentrated power is always a danger for a republic, because a republic is supposed to be the government of the many, not of the few.