The Primary Goal of the Founders in Writing the U

question 64

Multiple Choice

The primary goal of the Founders in writing the U.S. Constitution was to devise a system

• A) consistent with the dominant philosophical and moral principles of the day, while also promoting commerce and protecting private property from radical state legislatures.
• B) of direct democracy that maximized popular sovereignty.
• C) that concentrated authority in one branch of government.
• D) that ended slavery.

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