How Did the Federalists Address the Fears of an All-Powerful

question 184

Multiple Choice

How did the Federalists address the fears of an all-powerful, centralized government to sway opinion towards ratifying the Constitution?

• A) They promised to create a bill of rights.
• B) They promised to create a supremacy clause.
• C) They promised to create an elastic clause.
• D) They promised to allow for full faith and credit to become the law of the land.
• E) All of the above comprised the offer made to encourage Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution.

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Definitions:

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