Based on the information in the passage and the year in which it was written, these words MOST likely represent which of these? A) a Federalist B) a federal judge C) an Anti-Federalist D) a member of Congress

Answer: C) an Anti-Federalist

Explanation: Though we may not be entirely sure of the specific person's name, we do know that this as written by an Anti-Federalist. This comes from "Brutus No. 1," in The Anti-Federalist Papers, a series of essays critical of the newly-drafted Constitution. Notice the author talks of the increasing power of the Congress at the expense of the states, a key item in the arguments of the Anti-Federalists.

C) an Anti-Federalist