Multiple Choice
The Federalists believed that the powers of government could be limited by
A) providing Congress with larger grant powers.
B) decreasing the powers of the executive branch, especially those of the vice president.
C) confining the powers of the federal government to certain narrowly defined areas and by adding a bill of rights to the Constitution.
D) creating an internal system of checks and controls within government.
E) preventing government from collecting revenue through taxation.
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