Question:
5.2 Review Question: Free Response
Quote:
Though the president, during the sitting of the legislature, is assisted by the senate, yet he is without a constitutional council in their recess-he will therefore be unsupported by proper information and advice, and will generally be directed by minions and favorites, or a council of state will grow out of the principal officers of the great departments, the most dangerous council in a free country.
—Antifederalist Papers, Cato IV
Task:
Use the quote and your knowledge of U.S. Government and Politics to respond to parts A, B, and C.
A. Describe the viewpoint expressed in the quote.
B. Describe two arguments in Federalist No. 70 that address the concerns expressed in the quote.
C. Explain how two different provisions in the Constitution were designed to prevent the concerns expressed in the quote.
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