The plan of government now proposed is evidently calculated totally to change, in time, our condition as a people. Instead of being thirteen republics, under a federal head, it is
clearly designed to make us one consolidated government. ...
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-Federal Farmer No. 1, 1787
Those in favor of ratifying the Constitution would most likely respond to this concern by pointing out that
A power is divided between the federal government and state governments
B elected representatives are accountable to individual voters
each branch of government can serve as a check on the other branches
D courts have the right to resolve disputes between states