The Federalists and Anti-federalists agreed that

A) government institutions had to be designed to control the worst impulses in human nature.
B) it was essential that the national government be dominated by elites.
C) the primary end of politics was to maximize popular participation in political affairs.
D) representatives should not mirror the people's goals but filter out their bad impulses.

Federalists

Advocates for the ratification of the Constitution in 1787 and supporters of a strong federal government, contrasting with Anti-federalists.

Government Institutions

Organizations or structures established by governments to formulate and implement public policy and provide public services.

Human Nature

Represents the innate characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, that all humans are presumed to share.