Question

The Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued primarily over which issue

Answer 1

A) the political representation of southern slaves
B) fair state representation in the national Congress
c) the new role for a limited monarchy for foreign affairs
d) the range of power handed to the national government
e) the ability of the judicial branch to validate new laws

Answer 2

The answer is d. The Anti-Federalists were, at that time, still tied into the idea that the was one sovereign: the King in Parliament (as it was in Britain). They did not understand how the Federalists were going to control the separation of powers, as it relates to the state and national governments, in the new nation.

Answer 3

D