What did James Madison see as a strength of the new Constitution?
a. George Washington’s approval of the document.
b. He wrote that the large geographical size of the country would secure rights.
c. The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution at the end of the Philadelphia convention.
d. The lack of diversity was a positive for the new nation.
e. He stated that the similarity to England’s constitution suited the United States.
Ans: b. He wrote that the large geographical size of the country would secure rights.
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