In the debates over ratification, a major fear of the Anti-Federalists was that
A. the most powerful groups in society would dominate and eventually rule in a corrupt and arbitrary fashion.
B. the common people would have too much control over the government.
C. elected officials would be too narrowly and directly concerned with the interests of their own constituents, rather than the nation as a whole.
D. poorer groups would be favored over the more substantial citizens in society.
A. the most powerful groups in society would dominate and eventually rule in a corrupt and arbitrary fashion.
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A) Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Cooperative Union B) Populist Party C) American Federation of Labor D) Industrial Workers of the World
The European voyages of discovery primarily originated with competition
a. between the Protestant and Catholic churches. b. for the riches of the spice trade. c. to create larger empires as a mark of power. d. to break the power of European nobility.
The Englishman who explored the North River was ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Why was the political idea of nullification designed by John C. Calhoun?
A) To assert that the Supreme Court had the ultimate power to uphold any federal law it deemed constitutional B) To determine how to protect the rights of a minority in a government based on the rule of the majority C) To reinforce Jefferson's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 D) To articulate the idea that states gave up their autonomy once they agreed to join the Union E) To promote the Tariff of 1828 to gain support of the West and the North during the presidential election