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What claim was Hamilton making?

A. Direct democracies are the purest form of government.

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B. Direct democracies become corrupted by tyrants.

... C. The United States is too big to be a democracy.

D. Ancient democracies worked, but are unworkable today.

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The claim that was being made by Alexander Hamilton was that direct democracies become corrupted by tyrants.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

One of the founding fathers of America, Alexander Hamilton, believed in the first place that direct democracy is an impractical idea. He asserted that wherever direct democracy is practised, it is soon subjected to corruption by the tyrants that function within such democracy. He was a promoter of the idea of indirect democracy.