Why did the Federalists believe the national government would not become too strong if the Constitution was adopted? A)The federal government would use its powers to protect, not threaten, individual liberties. B)The Bill of Rights ensured that individual rights would be protected.
C) A system of checks and balances would prevent the government from becoming tyrannical.
D)Elected government officials could not be trusted to protect individual rights.

Which was not a primary motivation for republicans to promote congressional reconstruction over those policies proposed by lincoln and johnson

Which answer best describes an advantage of shipping goods by canal? most towns would rather have canals than noisy railroads. goods could travel very fast downstream in the canal system. travelling by boat is a much more relaxing way to transport goods. heavy loads of goods could travel by boat more easily than if pulled by horses.

Which points did chief justice roger b. taney use to justify the supreme court’s ruling in the dred scott case? the property clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the practice of judicial review established in marbury v. madison, the property clause of the constitution, and the due process clause of the fifth amendment. the necessary and proper clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the commerce clause of the constitution, the elastic clause of the sixth amendment, and the practice of judicial review established in gibbons v. ogden.