8. how did george mason influence the creation of the bill of rights? (1 point)

a. he refused to sign the united states constitution.
b. he encouraged others to oppose the ratification of the constitution.
c. he assembled an anti-federalist convention in virginia to discuss the matter.
d. he wrote a pamphlet titled “objections to this constitution of government.”

locke’s principle of a natural right to property was established in the constitution. certain guarantees in the constitution protect the rights of people to own private property, enforce contracts, and engage freely in business activities. these freedoms are essential to free enterprise. article i of the constitution also gave congress the power to regulate commerce. it ended tariffs on goods traded between the states and made the entire nation into one common market where business might thrive.

use the excerpt to answer the question.
9. based on this excerpt from the text, how was locke’s principle for the right to property represented by the nation becoming one common market?

a. it brought about an end to tariffs on goods traded and sold between states.
b. individuals could now enforce contracts that the courts had originally rejected.
c. businesses were now able to operate among all the states rather than just within their own state.
d. it gave people the right to engage freely in producing, selling, and buying product

"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

use the excerpt to answer the question.

10. what concern about the constitution is patrick henry expressing?

a. that a president would need to be ambitious to be successful in office
b. that the constitution has established a monarchy
c. that a president has been given too much power
that the constitution establishes a weak central government