“The Constitution, then was … a triumph of architectonic genius; it was a patchwork of sewn together under the pressure of both time and events by a group of extremely talented democratic politicians. They refused to attempt the establishment of a strong centralized sovereignty on the principle of legislative supremacy for the excellent reason that the people would not accept it… The result was a Constitution which the people, in fact, by democratic processes, did accept, and a new and far better national government was established…”
John P. Roche, historian, The Founding Fathers: A Reform
Caucus in Action, published in 1961
Which of the following provides the best evidence in support of the argument in the excerpt?
a. The addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
b. The restriction of voting rights to propertied white males
c. The continuation of the Atlantic slave trade until 1808
Selected:d. The limiting of the Federal government to a legislative body
