Why did the Founding Fathers insist that public education was essential to the newly created democratic form of government?

A. Citizens needed to participate in the writing of laws for the new country.
B. Citizens needed to be literate and informed in order to participate responsibly in the democratic process.
C. Citizens needed to be able to read the Bible.
D. Citizens needed to pass a literacy test in order to vote.


Answer: B

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