Question

James Madison would have most likely agreed with which of the following statements?
A.
Congress needs to be able to negotiate with foreign governments directly.
B.
The new nation does not need a national Supreme Court.
C.
Congress needs to have the power to regulate interstate commerce.
D.
The new nation should not trust the central government to manage the army.

Answer 1

C. Congress needs to have the power to regulate interstate commerce.

Madison argued that the Articles left the national government too weak to prevent harmful state trade barriers and that Congress needed authority over commerce to create a stable, unified national economy.