(2) it was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole…

(2) it was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the union. and we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men. and it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this democratic - republican government - the ballot. (3) for any state to make sex a qualification that must ever result in the disfranchisement of one entire half of the people is to pass a bill of attainder, or an ex post facto law, and is therefore a violation of the supreme law of the land. by it the blessings of liberty are forever withheld from women and their female posterity. to them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed. to them this government is not a democracy. it is not a republic. it is an odious aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex; the most hateful aristocracy ever established on the face of the globe; an oligarchy of wealth, where the rich govern the poor. part b: how does anthony most likely hope for her audience to respond to the emotionally charged language from part a? a. she hopes they will be convinced that democracy, like all other forms of government, is a failed political system. b. she hopes they will be indignant that wealthy, educated women care about the right to vote. c. she hopes they will be outraged that anthony was fined $100 for breaking the law. d. she hopes they will be alarmed at the idea that their country is not a true democracy.

(2) it was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the union. and we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men. and it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this democratic - republican government - the ballot. (3) for any state to make sex a qualification that must ever result in the disfranchisement of one entire half of the people is to pass a bill of attainder, or an ex post facto law, and is therefore a violation of the supreme law of the land. by it the blessings of liberty are forever withheld from women and their female posterity. to them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed. to them this government is not a democracy. it is not a republic. it is an odious aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex; the most hateful aristocracy ever established on the face of the globe; an oligarchy of wealth, where the rich govern the poor. part b: how does anthony most likely hope for her audience to respond to the emotionally charged language from part a? a. she hopes they will be convinced that democracy, like all other forms of government, is a failed political system. b. she hopes they will be indignant that wealthy, educated women care about the right to vote. c. she hopes they will be outraged that anthony was fined $100 for breaking the law. d. she hopes they will be alarmed at the idea that their country is not a true democracy.

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Brief Explanations:

In Part A, the text emphasizes the idea of true democracy involving all people, not just a part. In Part B, option D aligns with the concern about the country not being a true democracy as expressed in Part A. The other options focus on different aspects like democracy being a failed system, reactions to wealthy - educated women, or Anthony's fine, which are not the main emotional charge related to the democracy concept in Part A.

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D. She hopes they will be alarmed at the idea that their country is not a true democracy.