Assignment task:
George Washington: "If in the opinion of the People, the distribution or modification of the Constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way in which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation." Which of the following statements best explains this quotation? Question options: We the people have a right to live under a federal government that is not permitted to give itself more power by changing the meaning of the words of the constitution. The people have a right to keep power divided between the federal and state governments. The people have a right to be governed by laws made by their own government without interference from any other government. Governments can rightly interfere with personal choices when people act irresponsibly or harm people.