Author Question: When Thomas Jefferson wrote, half a loaf is better than no bread, he was presenting the idea that he ... (Read 69 times)

rachel9 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

When Thomas Jefferson wrote, half a loaf is better than no bread, he was presenting the idea that he

a. completely agreed with Madison's perspective on the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution provided enough of what was needed to protect individual rights.
b. completely disagreed with Madison, and if there was no bill of rights, then it was best to keep the Articles of Confederation.
c. understood Madison's argument that a bill of rights might be limiting, but a bill of rights would secure what rights they could.
d. believed a bill of rights was probably useful, but it was politically prudent to overlook it at this time.

Question 2

Which group strongly supported the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution?

a. The Federalists
b. The Anti-Federalists
c. Neither the Federalists nor the Anti-Federalists supported a bill of rights.
d. The urban merchant class