What Was the Significance of the S in the Federalist

question 122

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the s in The Federalist?

• A) They emphasized the government's role to preserve and protect its citizens' freedom and are now considered one of America's most important contributions to political thought.
• B) They cautioned against continuous westward expansion and stressed the importance of the Atlantic seaboard as a politically manageable and agriculturally rich land.
• C) They provided moral arguments against slavery that were adopted by abolitionists in the nineteenth century and emphasized a virtuous citizenry devoted to the common good.
• D) They raised concerns about the viability of a democratic government in such a large and varied nation as America and advocated waiting several years to ratify the Constitution.
• E) They provided arguments in favor of giving political power to the poor and erasing economic inequality-ideas repeated by labor organizers a hundred years later.

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Definitions:

Positive Expectancies

The belief or anticipation that one's actions will lead to positive outcomes or successes.

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Valence

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