Read the passage carefully. A woman who manages the household should be thrifty and diligent. If she is diligent, the household thrives; if lazy, it declines. If she is thrifty, the household becomes enriched; if extravagant, it becomes impoverished.

–Analects for Women,

Sung Ruozhao

What is the central idea of the passage?

A household needs women to work to support it.

A household depends on how well a woman manages it.

A household needs a wealthy woman in charge.

A household does not need women to support it.

BTW It is not the first one

When the framers our state's constitution began to create it, they looked to the u.s. constitution as a model. much like the national government, they created a state government in which each branch could keep the others from having too much power. for example, the state supreme court can- once a law has been passed and enforced- rule that the law violates the state constitution. if this happens, the law is no longer enforced. what principle of government is being described in this passage? a) federalism b) separation of powers c) checks and balances d) republican government