The most effective complaint raised by the Anti-Federalists against the proposed Constitution in 1788 was
a. the inability of the states to tax the federal government.
b. its lack of state power to raise an army.
c. its lack of a bill of rights to protect individuals against abuses by the government.
d. the creation of the office of president.
e. the retention of too much power at the state level.
ANS: C
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a. $12 b. $16 c. $20 d. $24
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a. usurpations b. resolutions c. exercises d. delegations