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Celebrating Freedom and the Constitution II — Test

Question 15 • United States History

The Anti-Federalists did not want states to ratify the Constitution because it would

Answer
A
override all state laws.
B
become the law of the land.
C
override the compromises made at the Constitutional Convention.
D
weaken the federal government.

Explanation

The Anti-Federalists feared that the Constitution would give the national government too much power at the expense of the states. The Constitution’s Supremacy Clause makes the Constitution and federal laws the law of the land when they conflict with state laws, so B is correct. It would not automatically override all state laws, and it was intended to strengthen—not weaken—the federal government.

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