PASSAGE B: The smaller the society, the fewer probably will be the distinct parties and interests composing it; the fewer the distinct parties and interests, the more frequently will a majority be found of the same party; and the smaller the number of individuals composing a majority, and the smaller the compass within which they are placed, the more easily will they concert and execute their plans of oppression. Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens; or if such a common motive exists, it will be more difficult for all who feel it to discover their own strength, and to act in unison with each other. Besides other impediments, it may be remarked that, where there is a consciousness of unjust or dishonorable purposes, communication is always checked by distrust in proportion to the number whose concurrence is necessary.


Based on information in Passage 3, what can the reader infer about how societies function?
A. There is usually an equal number of people in large societies who take opposing views of an issue.
B. People in small societies are stronger than in large societies because they all share the same interests.
C. Large societies are less likely to have a majority of citizens working together to oppress others.
D. People do not typically act in unison unless they are part of a large majority of a society’s population.