Read the quotation from Mercy Otis Warren, an American writer who opposed ratifying the Constitution.
The origin of all power is in the people, and . . . they have an [incontestable] right to check the creatures of their own creation.
–Observations on the New Constitution,
Mercy Otis Warren, 1788
What statement best describes Mercy Otis Warren’s viewpoint?
A country’s leaders should have total authority.
It is best to give power to only a small group of people.
People have the right to question their government.
People should not have to follow laws they oppose.