Which answer best describes why factory owners often hired women and children in the 1800s? they wanted to prevent men from leaving their jobs to work at the factories. they wanted to let families work at the same jobs to keep them strong. they wanted to hire people who work for the lowest wages to increase profits. they wanted to women and children, who didn't have many job options at that time.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.