This idea is much better ______ the last one.

A．They were not considered equal to Britain itself.
B．They established a separate empire of their own.
C．They had an equal share in the government of the empire.
D．They were ruled by a group of peers.

A．New states should be admitted to the Union in numbers equal to the older states.
B．The Union should make the western region into tributary states.
C．New states should share the same rights in the Union as the original states.
D．The great western region should be divided into twelve states.