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Extend the [country], and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens.

–James Madison,
Federalist, no. 10

Which Federalist ideas are expressed in this excerpt? Choose two correct answers.

their belief in creating a large country of diverse interests
their faith in representative government
their fear of abuse of power by the people
their opposition to adding a bill of rights to the Constitution
their support for a bicameral legislature

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In the beginning of the quote it mentions extending the country to take in a greater number of interests to me this is about A their belief of creating a large country of diverse intrests.
The second part is talking about their fear of the people abusing the civil rights of others
This is because they are saying that expanding will make it less likely that a majority of the whole will have a goal to take away the rights of others

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Answer:

A and C

Step-by-step explanation:

on the first line "take in a greater variety of parties and interest refers to extending the territory and and on the last line it shows fear od abouse of power by the people

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