The method of officially selecting a president and the procedure for selecting senators demonstrate that eh writers of the Constitution
a. tried to take precautions to avoid the government turning into a tyrannical dictatorship
b. feared that if the people had too much power, they might abuse it
c. did not envision the territorial growth that occurred in the United States after the ratification of teh document
d. were intensely attached to their home states and cared little about the fate of the United States
e. lacked a basic knowledge of constitutional theory
Answer: b. feared that if the people had too much power, they might abuse it
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