Question

Read the excerpt from the Federalist Papers and answer the question.

In our case, the concurrence of thirteen distinct sovereign wills is requisite, under the Confederation, to the complete execution of every important measure that proceeds from the Union. It has happened as was to have been foreseen. The measures of the Union have not been executed; the delinquencies of the States have, step by step, matured themselves to an extreme, which has, at length, arrested all the wheels of the national government, and brought them to an awful stand.
— Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 15

How was the problem Hamilton identified in Federalist 15 addressed?

A.

The Constitution created a national government that was supreme over the states in all policy areas.

B.

State governments were reorganized under a revised Articles of Confederation in 1787.

C.

The Constitution gave power to both state governments and a stronger national government.

D
.

States rejected the addition of a national Bill of Rights to the Constitution to maintain their power.

Answer 1

C.

The Constitution replaced the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger national government while preserving state governments — creating a system of shared (but superior national) powers so the Union could act effectively.