In his Thoughts on Government (1776), John Adams advocated state constitutions that provided for:
a. a powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men.
b. a legislature elected and controlled entirely by the wealthy, with a weak governor elected by the people so that they would feel that they had a role.
c. voting rights for all men at least twenty-one years old.
d. centralizing political power in a one-house legislature and dispensing with the office of governor.
e. allowing women who owned a certain amount of property to vote, but preventing them from holding political office.
Answer: a. a powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men.
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