Question
"Your President may easily become king. If the president be possessed of ambition, he has power and time sufficient to ruin his country". - Brutus, Anti Federalist Papers # 84, 1788
How did Federalists respond to concerns like the one in this excerpt?
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They proposed abolishing the presidency entirely and instead having only a legislative and judicial branch.
They insisted the president be elected by the state legislatures and not through popular vote.
They agreed and demanded a monarchy to ensure order.
They argued that the other branches could check the power of the executive.
How did Federalists respond to concerns like the one in this excerpt?
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1 point
They proposed abolishing the presidency entirely and instead having only a legislative and judicial branch.
They insisted the president be elected by the state legislatures and not through popular vote.
They agreed and demanded a monarchy to ensure order.
They argued that the other branches could check the power of the executive.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The Federalists responded to concerns like the one in the excerpt by arguing that the other branches could check the power of the executive. They believed that a system of checks and balances among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches would prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful, including the presidency.