6. Through the grants of power in the Constitution, the Framers sought to: (Points : 5)
define the powers of state governments.
create a government in which sovereignty was invested in the national government only.
enumerate the rights of individuals.
both empower government and limit it.
both empower government and limit it
empower and limit government
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the purpose of the grants of power in the Constitution. The grants of power refer to the division of authority and responsibilities between the national government and the state governments. By granting power to the national government, the Constitution establishes a central authority that can coordinate and address national issues. At the same time, it also sets limits on that power to safeguard individual rights and prevent the government from becoming too powerful.
Option 1, "define the powers of state governments," is incorrect because the grants of power in the Constitution focus on defining the powers of the national government, not the state governments.
Option 2, "create a government in which sovereignty was invested in the national government only," is also incorrect because the Framers wanted to establish a system of shared sovereignty between the national government and the state governments. They did not want to concentrate all the power in the national government alone.
Option 3, "enumerate the rights of individuals," is not entirely accurate either. While the Constitution does enumerate certain individual rights in the Bill of Rights, the grants of power primarily deal with the allocation of authority between the national and state governments.
That leaves us with the correct answer: Option 4, "both empower government and limit it." The grants of power serve the dual purpose of empowering the government with authority to address national concerns while also placing limitations on that power to protect individual rights and prevent abuses of power.