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.

Last option. The way that the federalist would react to this would be They would agree and be confident that the Constitution meets those goals.

Who are the federalists?

These are the people that believe so much in the power of the federal government.

They are of the opinion that the democracy needs a central power that has to take care of the affairs of the states of the nation.

Who were the Federalists?

The Federalists were among the American Founding Fathers who wanted a strong government and strong executive branch.

The Federalists were opposed to the views of the anti-Federalists who wanted a weaker central government.

The Federalists did not vote for a bill of rights because they regarded the constitution as sufficient, unlike the anti-Federalists who demanded a bill of rights to be part of the Constitution to check the excesses of government.

Thus, the Federalists, D. They would agree and be confident that the Constitution meets those goals.

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