During the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, Anti-Federalists believed that Blank______.Multiple choice question.the national government was going to have excessive power under the Constitutionthe national government would have insufficient power under the Constitutiona bill of rights for individuals did not belong in the Constitutionto succeed the Constitution must centralize power previously held by the states

The tyranny of the majority feared by the framers of the Constitution occurs when the majority Blank______.Multiple choice question.refuses to recognize the president's authoritystifles all important business in the Congressoverwhelms the police powers of the statestramples on the rights of the minority

In a majority of the state conventions to ratify the Constitution (8 of 13), it was claimed that Blank______ would have the power to nullify actions that violated the Constitution.Multiple choice question.the Housethe Senatethe executivethe judiciary

Over the course of American history, the powers of the president have Blank______ from those envisioned by the founding fathers.Multiple choice question.expandeddecreased

Under the Articles of Confederation, the states Blank______.Multiple choice question.had less power than the national governmentwere hampered by the national taxes it imposedhad more power than the national governmentwere equal partners with the national government in the new nation

The framers' goal of a government that would not threaten liberty was to be accomplished by Blank______.Multiple choice question.an elaborate system of checks and balancesfederalismsubstantial grants of power to the federal governmentprovisions for the direct and indirect election of public officials