Question

What is the meaning of the word "yielded" in this statement from "Anti-Federalist Paper No. 84"? "How great a proportion of natural freedom is necessary to be yielded by individuals, when they submit to government, I shall not inquire." Explained to
A) Given up
B) Divided between
C) Provided for

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option A) Given up.

Explanation:

The definition of the word yield is to surrender to the cotrol or the responsibility of a thing, generally not by one's own will but by the use of force.

The Federalist Papers were created with the aim of ratifying the Constitution of the United States. Therefore, The Complete Anti-Federalist Papers were documents that contained articles, letters and pamphlets that strongly opposed the ratification of the Constitution.

What best defines the meaning of the word yield in these words is that people have to surrender or give up their rights acquired by nature to the government.