Question

The ____ believed provisions such as the elastic clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution would allow Congress to legislate on matters well beyond the limited ones foreseen by the Founding Fathers.

a Libertarians


b Republicans


c. Federalists


d. Democrats


e. Anti-Federalists

Answer 1

I think it was the Federalists

Answer 2

Since The Constitution written in 1787 didn't include a Bill of Rights, a debate brewed in the late-18th century accordingly.

The Federalists believed that a "Bill of Rights" was not needed; hence the Anti-Federalists claimed that the Federalists were wrong and cynical and held that a "Bill of Rights" was necessary.

Thereby (e), the Anti-Federalists believed the elastic clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution would allow Congress to legislate on matters well beyond ....