What were the powers of Congress that were limited in this excerpt of Article IX?

How can a person be self justified he or she is proceeding in legal ways

Ratification of the constitution did not come easy. two groups fought over whether or not the constitution was a good government for us: the federalists and anti-federalists. if these factions existed today, which group do you think you would support? compose a paragraph explaining which group you would support. explain why you would support either group by including at least 3 examples of beliefs you support/disagree with.

Which best expresses the radical republican philosophy of reconstruction? a. the confederate states were conquered territories that should be ruled by military governors. b. the southern states actually never left the union. c. if ten percent of the voters of a state that had seceded took an oath of allegiance to the union, then it should be readmitted as a state.