Read the following passage and answer this question.
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and...will ...concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people.... The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments in times of peace and security."
--James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 45
What point was Madison making about the system of government create by the proposed U.S. Constitution?
A. The federal government would only be active in trade.
B. Unless the country is in danger, the states’ governments would be more active than the federal government.
C. The states’ governments would have more power than the federal government
D. The federal government would have ultimate power over the states.
