Author Question: Who were the Federalists and what did they want? What will be an ideal ... (Read 9 times)

NClaborn · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Who were the Federalists and what did they want?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following best represents the reasoning used by the Supreme Court in Church of the LukumiBabalu Aye, Inc v.

City of Hialeah, in which the Court overturned a city ordinance prohibiting the ritual killing of animals as part of religious ceremonies?

a. Any law banning a religious practice must be passed at the state level, not at the local level.
b. People must be free to practice their religion, no matter what it involves.
c. A government that permits other forms of killing animals may not ban sacrifices.
d. The establishment clause prevents the city from having such an ordinance.

AngeliqueG · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Identify the Federalists as landowners, wealthy merchants, and professionals.
2 Explain that the Federalists wanted to create a constitution with a stronger central government and weaker state governments.
3, Note that the Federalists wrote the Constitution and urged for its ratification.
4, Explain that an additional goal of the Federalists was to protect the wealth and property of the elite from the tyranny of the majority.

Answer to Question 2

c