Read the passage. the priorities of the r. c.m. (refugee children's movement) now focused on the administration and care of those children who had arrived before the outbreak of war. by april 1943 the number of children according to the r. c.m.'s annual report totalled 8274. the guardianship act was passed in 1944 to provide care for those children who were not adopted, unmarried or under the age of 21. this was to ensure that those children who arrived in britain to escape nazi persecution would continue to be supported.

which excerpt from the passage best supports the inference that the needs of refugee children did not end with the war?

a. "…those children who had arrived before the outbreak of war."

b. "…the number of children according to the r. c.m.'s annual report totalled 8274"

c. "…those children who arrived in britain to escape nazi persecution would continue to be supported."

d. "the guardianship act was passed in 1944."

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.