The Chief Obstacle to Ratification of the Constitution by the States

question 24

Multiple Choice

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was which of the following?

• A) Its failure to abolish slavery
• B) The omission of a Bill of Rights
• C) The power it granted to tax
• D) The lack of court structure below the Supreme Court
• E) Inclusion of the plural executive

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