Weegy: The Antifederalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution because the New Constitution didn't have a bill of rights that would guarantee basic freedoms.
User: What's the term used to describe limiting the federal government to powers specifically listed in the Constitution?
A. Constitutional consistency
B. Constitutional truthfulness
C. Strict construction
D. Loose construction
Weegy: Strict construction is used to describe limiting the federal government to powers specifically listed in the Constitution.
User: Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he
A. felt that the United States would be the best country to manage the land.
B. didn't see any value in the Louisiana Territory.
C. would have a hard time managing the land and needed the money for war in Europe.
D. was forced to sell the land after losing a war to the United States
Weegy: Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he would have a hard time managing the land and needed the money for war in Europe.
User: Which of the following was an argument against slavery?
A. Slaves were incapable of taking care of themselves.
B. It was immoral to enslave another human being.
C. The Southern economy relied on slave labor.
D. Freed slaves would take white people's jobs.
Weegy: It was immoral to enslave another human being; was an argument against slavery.
User: Why was the Louisiana Purchase a bit of an embarrassment for Jefferson?
A. His decision to buy the land went against his own belief to strictly follow the words of the Constitution.
B. The purchase ended up being very unpopular with Americans.
C. He ended up paying much more than the land was worth.
D. The French represented the land as much larger than it actually was.
Weegy: The Louisiana Purchase was a bit of an embarrassment for Jefferson because his decision to buy the land went against his own belief to ...
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