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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Federalism in the United States

Question 3 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Why did federalists say that revising the Articles of Confederation was not enough?

Answer
A
the Articles would give too much power to the states
B
it would be easy to come up with a new model
C
they wanted to create a new system of government
D
the older model of government was easily adaptable

Explanation

Federalists argued that the Articles of Confederation had fundamental weaknesses, especially a national government too weak to address the country’s problems. They believed that simply revising the Articles would not fix those flaws, so they wanted to create a new system of government. Choice C states this reason.

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