Question

select the correct answer.
which commitment of the framers is most clearly reflected in the constitution as ratified in 1788?
a. the idea of direct democracy
b. the principle of limited government
c. the abolition of slavery
d. the primacy of the states

Explanation:

The U.S. Constitution as ratified in 1788 reflects the principle of limited government. This is evident through the system of checks and balances, separation of powers (legislative, executive, judicial), and the enumeration of powers. Direct democracy (A) is not the model (the U.S. is a representative democracy). Slavery (C) was not abolished in 1788 (13th Amendment in 1865). The primacy of states (D) over the federal government was a later - debated issue (e.g., Civil War era), and the 1788 Constitution established a federal system with a balance of state and federal power, but emphasized limited government more clearly.

Answer:

B. the principle of limited government