The Supreme Court is 33 percent female. Other federal courts (districts and circuit) have the same proportion. Does that seem too low, given that women make up nearly 52 percent of the population? What about the fact that none of the nine justices is Protestant in a country that is around 51 percent Protestant? Should we care about the religious preferences of Supreme Court justices?

Yes, arguably the Supreme court justices and other offices should represent the proportions of the population, so if over half the population is female, then logically, at least half of offices should be filled with females for those offices to better represent the population, making it more fair.

Same goes for those who are Protestant, having more diversity and representation in any elected or non-elected office will always make the system better.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

i think the answer is a and i hope this ; ))