What concern about the Constitution is Patrick Henry expressing? "This Constitution is said to have beautiful features, but ... they appear to me horribly frightful ....Your President may become king ...If your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute!" --Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Convention, June 1788. A. that the Constitution has established a monarchy. B. that a president would need to be ambitious to be successful in office. C. that a president has been given too much power. D. that the Constitution establishes a weak central government.

Answer 1

The concern that Patrick Henry is expressing in his statement is: C. that a president has been given too much power. He is worried that the powers granted to the President could lead to an abuse of power and ultimately to tyranny or the establishment of a monarchy.