Question 18 • RKAA- Second Semester Civics and Citizenship 0.5 New
Read the passage by Mercy Otis Warren, an American who authored plays, poems, and articles. It is presumed the great body of the people unite in sentiment with the writer of these observations. . . . They wish to see the Confederated States bound together by the most indissoluble union, but without renouncing their several sovereignties and independence, and becoming tributaries to a consolidated fabric of aristocratic tyranny.—Mercy Otis Warren, Observations on the new Constitution
Answer
A
She is worried that most people will not support the idea of creating a confederated union of states.
B
She is worried that the federal government will lessen the power and independence of the states.
C
She is worried that the states will refuse to band together to create a long-lasting union.
D
She is worried that the states will band together to overpower the new federal government.
Explanation
Warren supports a strong union among the states, but says they should not have to give up their sovereignty and independence. She fears that a consolidated government could become tyrannical and make the states its “tributaries.” Therefore, her concern is that the federal government will reduce the states’ power and independence.
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