PLEASE HELP ASAP The ideas described in this passage from the Constitution of the United
States most directly reflected which of the goals of American leaders at the
Constitutional Convention?
A. Establishing federal control over all trade conducted by individua
states
B. Ensuring southern support for replacing the Articles of
Confederation
C. Protecting states' rights to political independence within the
federal system
D. Providing balance between small and large states' political
influence