The argument from the excerpt most likely supports the idea that the importance of strong state governments would counterbalance the power of the national government. The excerpt warns against the consolidation of power in the federal government, particularly regarding the military, which suggests a preference for a system that maintains state power to protect liberty.
Use the except from an antifederalist writing on the U.S. Constitution’s division of power between the national and state governments to answer the question.
“It might be here shewn, that the power in the federal legislative, to raise and support armies at pleasure, as well in peace as in war, and their control over the militia, tend, not only to a consolidation of the government, but the destruction of liberty. —I shall not, however, dwell upon these, as a few observations upon the judicial power of this government, in addition to the preceding, will fully evince the truth of the position....”
Which Republican argument would this most likely support?
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Alliances with European countries, such as Great Britain, are important.
Alliances with European countries, such as Great Britain, are important.
The presence of a strong national army would protect the United States against international anarchy.
The presence of a strong national army would protect the United States against international anarchy.
A reliance on elites is needed to decide the issues of national military power and the economy.
A reliance on elites is needed to decide the issues of national military power and the economy.
The importance of strong state governments would counterbalance the power of the national government.
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