The Anti-Federalist Argument (1787)

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The Anti-Federalist Argument (1787)
James Winthrop
. . . no extensive empire can be governed upon republican principles, and that such a government will degenerate to a despotism, unless it be made up of a confederacy of smaller states, each having the full powers of internal regulation. This is precisely the principle which has hitherto preserved our freedom. No instance can be found of any free government of considerable extent which has been supported upon any other plan. Large and consolidated empires may indeed dazzle the eyes of a distant spectator with their splendour, but if examined more nearly are always found to be full of misery. . . . We accordingly find that the very great empires have always been despotic. They have indeed tried to remedy the inconveniences to which the people were exposed by local regulations; but these contrivances have never answered the end. The laws not being made by the people, who felt the inconveniences, did not suit their circumstances. It is under such tyranny that the Spanish provinces languish, and such would be our misfortune and degradation, if we should submit to have the concerns of the whole empire managed by one legislature. To promote the happiness of the people it is necessary that there should be local laws; and it is necessary that those laws should be made by the representatives of those who are immediately subject to the want of them.
-Which of the following provisions of the Constitution does NOT specifically address the Anti-Federalist concerns articulated by Winthrop?

• A) Representation of states based on a "Great Compromise," which established a bicameral legislature.
• B) Prohibiting legislation on the slave trade until 1808 and banning a tax on exports.
• C) Establishing rules for veto power.
• D) A compromise that dealt with the representation of slaves.

Recognize the relationship between propositions and how they can be equivalent.

Distinguish sentences that assert more than one proposition.

Understand the impact of verb tense, voice, and negation on the meaning of propositions.

Interpret sentences that imply propositions without explicitly stating them.

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