Question

Read the statements in the box.

Speaker 1: “This constitution needs a bill of rights to protect the people from a government that becomes too powerful.”


Speaker 2: “We need to build a strong central government for our nation. After all, we are the United States of America.”


Speaker 3: “Our great nation needs an executive branch with a strong leader – a president to lead these unified states.”


Speaker 4: “The individual state legislatures must remain more powerful than the national government.”

Which two speakers reflect the viewpoints of the Federalists at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

A Speakers 1 and 4
B Speakers 1 and 3
C Speakers 2 and 3
D Speakers 3 and 4

Answer 1

C

Speakers 2 and 3. Federalists supported a stronger national government and a strong executive (president). Speaker 1 (bill of rights) and Speaker 4 (state legislatures more powerful) reflect Anti‑Federalist views.