The Federalists believed that the human tendencies toward ambition and corruption should be dealt with by ______.
A. socializing citizens to make decisions according to civic virtue
B. ignoring these characteristics because most people are basically good
C. creating institutions that made use of those characteristics to produce good outcomes and protect against bad outcomes
D. governing through monarchy
Answer: C. creating institutions that made use of those characteristics to produce good outcomes and protect against bad outcomes
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