Question
Read the quote from Alexander Hamilton and answer the question that follows.
Which principle is Hamilton describing in this quote?
Before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, each state held a ratifying convention to
discuss and then ultimately vote on the Constitution. During this convention,
Alexander Hamilton said the following:
federalism
"Here [in the U.S. House of Representatives], sir, the people govern; here they act
by their immediate representatives."
-Alexander Hamilton; New York State Ratification Convention Speech
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) limited government
C republicanism
separation of powers
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