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Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

Anti-Federalists argued that

Answer
A
branches of government would keep each other in balance.
B
the Constitution would make states less powerful.
C
the Constitution would create a Republican government.
D
a Republic should protect people from the government and from each other.

Explanation

Anti-Federalists opposed ratifying the Constitution because they believed it would give too much power to the national government and weaken the states. That concern is captured by the claim that the Constitution would make states less powerful. The other statements describe arguments more closely associated with supporters of the Constitution or general ideas about republican government.

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