Question

Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia
Convention, June 1788:
"This Constitution is said to have beautiful features, but . . . they
appear to me horribly frightful. . . . Your President may become king .
. . If your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how
easy is it for him to render himself absolute!"
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What concern about the Constitution is Patrick Henry
expressing?
(1 point)
that a president has been given too much power
that a president would need to be ambitious to be
successful in office
that the Constitution establishes a weak central
government
that the Constitution has established a monarchy

Answer 1

That a president has been given too much power.