Question

Patrick henry made this statement in his speech at the virginia ratifying convention. the purpose of the speech was to explain why he opposed ratifying the constitution without a bill of rights.
with which statement would the author of the quote most likely agree?

a:the president should have the ability to meet with leaders from around the world to plan for war.

b:the u.s. supreme court should have the ability to strike down a law limiting prayer on public property

c:the new york legislature should have the ability to pass a law limiting media coverage of a local tragedy

d:a coalition of u.s. senators should be able to add nasa funding to the new congressional budget

Answer 1

The u.s. supreme court should have the ability to strike down a law limiting prayer on public property.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The statement which Patrick Henry made in his speech talked about making the people more powerful and reducing the powers of the central government. He wanted to make a bill of rights of people to make them more powerful.

The court of the country should put down a law which limits the right of the people for praying on a public property. People should focus on enjoying their liberties and the government should not have many powers in it's hands.