5.2 Review Question: Free Response Though the president, during the sitting of the legislature, is assisted by the senate, yet
he is without a constitutional council in their recess-he will therefore be unsupported
by proper information and advice, and will generally be directed by minions and favor-
ites, or a council of state will grow out of the principal officers of the great depart-
ments, the most dangerous council in a free country.
-Antifederalist Papers, Cato IV
Use the quote and your knowledge of U. S. Government and Politics to respond to parts A, B, and C.
A. Describe the viewpoint expressed in the quote.
B. Describe two arguments in Federalist No. 70 that address the concerns expressed in the
quote.
c. Explain how two different provisions in Constitution were designed to prevent the concerns
expressed in the quote.