Read the passage. The regular distribution of power into distinct departments… the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are… powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained.

Whose viewpoint does this excerpt reflect?

A) the viewpoint of those who supported the Constitution
B) the viewpoint of those who supported a bill of rights
C) the viewpoint of those who supported the Anti-Federalists
D) the viewpoint of those who supported more power for states