Phrases madison's premise in these lines. why is this a premise and not a claim?

What makes ijsselmeer different from other landforms in western europe?

What role did farmers play in the development of economically stable communities? farmers produced enough food to allow others to take on other jobs farmers had difficulty fending off warriors from other groups. women were no longer allowed to farm warriors and craftsmen worked on behalf of the farmers. the abundance of food allowed for civilizations to form under the leadership of a rising political class. next question o turn it in ask for 2014 glvalvon inc. all rights reserved

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u. s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.