How did the Council of Five Hundred diffuse the power of the aristocracy?
A) Public officials came from every class of citizenship and all positions were paid, thus ensuring that public office was not limited to aristocracy.
B) The council selected from every class of citizens those who could serve in official capacities.
C) The council was only chosen from the lower orders of citizenship, thus ensuring limited power of the aristocracy.
D) The council did not diffuse the power of the aristocracy.
E) Appointment by lot did not allow a forced concentration of aristocrats in office.
A
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