SS8 STAAR Snippet - Multipart - Early Government

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2 questions
This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
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“Does any man suppose that one general national government can exist in so extensive a country as this? I hope that a government may be framed which may suit us…the question then will be, whether a consolidated government can preserve the freedom and secure the rights of the people.”

- George Mason, 1788

Part A

Based on the excerpt above, the author believed -

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Part B

Choose evidence from the excerpt below that supports the answer you chose in Part A.

“Does any man suppose that one general national government can exist in so extensive a country as this? I hope that a government may be framed which may suit us…the question then will be, whether a consolidated government can preserve the freedom and secure the rights of the people.”
- George Mason, 1788