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D. Is it one object of a bill of rights to declare and specify the political privileges.....(and so on)
The correct answer is C) Is it one object of a bill of rights to declare and specify the political privileges of the citizens in the structure and administration of the government? This is done in the amplest and precise manner in the plan of the convention; comprehending various precautions for the public security which are not to be found in any of the State constitutions.
The other options of the question were A) It ought also to be remembered that the citizens who inhabit the country at and near the seat of government will, in all questions that affect the general liberty and prosperity, have the same interest with those who are at a distance and that they will stand ready to sound the alarm when necessary, and to point out the actors in any pernicious project.
B) It has been several times truly remarked that bills of rights are, in their origin, stipulations between kings and their subjects, abridgments of prerogative in favor of privilege, reservations of rights not surrendered to the prince. D) The most considerable of the remaining objections is that the plan of the convention constitution needs to be changed to include a bill of rights.
The quotation from the Federalist papers is most clearly a response to the anti Federalist argument that the constitution needs to be changed to include a bill of rights is "Is it one object of a bill of rights to declare and specify the political privileges of the citizens in the structure and administration of the government? This is done in the amplest and precise manner in the plan of the convention; comprehending various precautions for the public security which are not to be found in any of the State constitutions."
Let's remember that Federalists led by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay were in favor of a strong central government to rule the United States. However, they faced the fierce opposition of Antifederalists such as Thomas Jefferson, who did not support this idea because a federal strong government could turn into a tyranny. Antifederalists supported the creation of a Bill of Rights.
