Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the passage. Starting in 2007, a dramatic drop in demand sent the USPS over a financial cliff.

Although the sentence appears to be a fact, it also expresses the author's opinion. What is the author's opinion?

Select one:

a.
It will take many years for the USPS to bounce back.

b.
The USPS will probably never recover from this loss.

c.
Federal agencies go through many periods of ups and downs.

d.
The USPS could become stable if Congress were to make changes.

Both men foresaw the us as a great future power. however, they differed on the path the nation was to follow in achieving this role. while jefferson preferred an agrarian nation, hamilton favored an industrial and business intensive nation. as such, jefferson detested hamilton's idea of a strong federal government. jefferson wanted the bulk of power to rest with the states. these major views were behind polarizing washington's cabinet into two distinct factions. hamilton's followers became known as federalists and jefferson's democratic-republicans.