Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Motivations of the Founders

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the motivations of the Founders in writing the U.S. Constitution?

• A) The Founders' primary goal was to devise a system consistent with the dominant philosophical and moral principles of the day while also promoting commerce and protecting private property from radical state legislatures.
• B) The Founders' primary goal was to devise a system that would lead to their own personal enrichment.
• C) The Founders' primary goal was to devise a system of direct democracy that maximized popular sovereignty.
• D) The Founders' primary goal was to devise a system that concentrated authority in one branch of government.
• E) The Founders' primary goal was to devise a system that ended slavery.

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