Read the following excerpt from The Objections of the Hon. George Mason to the Proposed Federal Constitution: Addressed to the Citizens of Virginia, written in 1787. There is no declaration of rights: and the laws of the general government being paramount to the laws and constitutions of the several states, the declarations of rights, in the separate states, are no security.

According to George Mason, why would the new Constitution protect the rights of Americans better than the various state declarations of rights

Which statement describes the central idea of the text? a. while the nigerian government has the wealth to improve the conditions in prisons, they continue to view it as a low priority. b. nigerian prisons neglect the physical and mental health of their prisoners by failing to provide them with basic necessities and services. c. the inhuman conditions in nigerian prisons could easily be improved, but the environment is considered part of prisoners' punishment. d. conditions in nigerian prisons are slowly improving as non-government organizations and citizens are providing much-needed equipment to the prisons.