The Founding Fathers created the Constitution in response to the fears and failures of the preceding years, including the weak government created by the Articles of Confederation and the fear of tyrannical governments such as the British monarchy. These factors led the Framers to draft a constitution that created which of the following?
a specific constitution that set out the exact powers of the government
a limited government to protect the rights of the people from oppression by the government
an unlimited government with a strong federal government to unify the states
a participatory democracy to empower the citizens of the United States
