Question

Read the excerpt from the Publius.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
—Publius

How would Federalists most likely respond to this?

They would agree but doubt the Constitution could make that happen.
They would doubt that any central government could meet these goals.
They would argue that the government does not need to control itself.
They would agree and be confident that the Constitution meets those goals.

Answer 1

They would agree and be confident that the Constitution meets those goals.

Reason: Publius (the Federalists) argued the Constitution’s separation of powers, checks and balances, and federal structure both empower government to govern effectively and constrain it from abusing power.