"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!"

Question

"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!"

—Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Convention, June 1788
Question
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What concern about the Constitution is Patrick Henry expressing?
(1 point)
Responses

that a president would need to be ambitious to be successful in office
that a president would need to be ambitious to be successful in office

that the Constitution has established a monarchy
that the Constitution has established a monarchy

that a president has been given too much power
that a president has been given too much power

that the Constitution establishes a weak central government

Answer 1

that the Constitution establishes a weak central government

Answer 2

that a president has been given too much power

Answer 3

Patrick Henry is expressing a concern that the Constitution could potentially lead to a president becoming an absolute monarch. Therefore, the correct answer is: that the Constitution has established a monarchy.