The Federalist Essays Argued That

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Federalist essays argued that

• A) the size and diversity of the large new country would make it impossible for any one faction to control the government.
• B) the Constitution was necessary to prevent one faction from taking control of the nation.
• C) a republican form of government could not work in a nation as large as the United States and therefore the Constitution was necessary.
• D) the Constitution would promote control of the government by one faction, which would be good for the nation.
• E) if the Constitution failed, the country could always go back to the Articles of Confederation.

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Definitions:

Greatest Common Factor

The largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder, used in simplifying fractions.

Numerator

The top number in a fraction that indicates how many parts of a whole are taken.

Denominator

The bottom number in a fraction, representing the total number of parts the whole is divided into.