The Constitution represented the triumph of compromise, and Americans who accepted the Constitution had to change many of their basic beliefs about government. These included all of the following EXCEPT
A. the assumption that republics were best suited to small geographic areas.
B. the instinct to give ultimate loyalty and sovereignty to one's own state.
C. the preoccupation with severely limiting executive power.
D. the ability of free citizens to govern themselves through disinterested representatives.
Answer: D
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A) the Egyptian armies B) Prussia C) Austria D) Britain
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A. Cuba was to be granted full political independence. B. Cuba was to be made a demilitarized region. C. the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property. D. the U.S. Congress had to approve each member of the Cuban legislature. E. Cuba could only form treaties with nations that were allied with the United States.