Please pick ONE of the following questions and answer with no less than 400 words. Please just identify which question you use in your response. Must be written in APA format and citation for all sources used.
Your choices include:
Question 1: Identify and discuss two serious complaints raised by the "nationalists" of the 1780's about the Articles of Confederation. How might defenders of the status quo respond?
Question 2: What were some of the key lines of dispute at the Philadelphia Convention over the place of slavery in the new republic?
Question 3: James Madison's Federalist essay, Foner writes, marked a noteworthy shift from a "republican" ideal of government to a "liberal" one. What are the meanings, and indications of this shift?
Question 4: Identify and discuss two significant points of debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the battle over ratification.
Question 5: Advocates of constitutional ratification encountered strong resistance, but ultimately carried the day. What accounts for their eventual success?