In the ratification debate, a Federalist would have agreed with which statement?
A) The Articles of Confederation is the true "federal" government, sharing powers between the national and state governments.
B) The safest depository for the rights of the people lies in local governments.
C) A strong national government is less susceptible to control by a single faction intent on limiting the rights of others.
D) The nation is too large for a single powerful government.
Answer: C
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a. direct military engagement. b. peaceful co-existence. c. a race to implement state socialism most efficiently. d. engagement through proxy states and ideological struggle.
Political factions were most likely to develop in the
a. northern colonies. b. Mid-Atlantic colonies. c. upper South colonies. d. lower South colonies. e. Caribbean colonies.
Compared to Northern recruits, Southern recruits at the outset of the Civil War were generally
a. more malnourished and prone to disease. b. more educated and better tacticians. c. more experienced in handling horses and bearing arms. d. more likely to be foreign-born. e. more likely to have been industrial workers.
Political clubs were typically all of the following EXCEPT
A. expensive for political parties to maintain. B. centered around a factory or business. C. organized by social or ethnic group. D. models of democracy.