The correct answer is B) the popular majority.
The federalists believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was the popular majority.
During the Philadephia Convention, Federalists and anti-federalists debated on the issue about the kind of government that should be installed in the United States. Federalists favored the idea of a strong central government, something that Alexander Hamilton and James Madison supported. The anti-federalists, led by Thomas Jefferson considered that a strong central government had the risk to turn into a tyranny, like the monarchy of England. Finally, a Bill of Rights drafted by James Madison made both parts to reach an agreement.
The other options of the question were A) the King of Britain. C) the northern merchants. D) George Washington. E) the landowning elite.
