Question

Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia

Convention, June 1788:
"This Constitution is said to have beautiful features, but . . . they
appear to me horribly frightful. . . . Your President may become king .
. . If your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how
easy is it for him to render himself absolute!"
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What concern about the Constitution is Patrick Henry
expressing?
(1 point)
that a president has been given too much power
that a president would need to be ambitious to be
successful in office
that the Constitution establishes a weak central
government
that the Constitution has established a monarchy

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

That a president has been given too much power.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

Patrick Henry's concern about the Constitution is that it has established a monarchy, as indicated by his fear that the President may become king and that a man of ambition and abilities could easily render himself absolute.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

The concern about the Constitution that Patrick Henry is expressing in the excerpt is that the Constitution has established a monarchy. He states that the beautiful features of the Constitution appear horribly frightful to him because he believes that the president may become king and that it is easy for an ambitious president to render himself absolute, thereby establishing an absolute monarchy.