Which of the following were advantages of the federalists in the battle for ratification? (a)a clearly defined program to meet the difficulties of the country (b)the support of popular and well-respected men (c)the ability to outmaneuver their opponents (d)all of these were advantages for the federalists

The answer is:

A. a clearly defined program to meet the difficulties of the country

C. the ability to outmaneuver their opponents

Federalist at that time able to point out several weaknesses that created in the initial draft of the constitution, (such as not enough government power to collect taxes).

The federalist won the battle for ratification because they manage to provide solution for such weaknesses while their opponents did not able to provide intelligent comebacks to response to the federalists' points.

d. promised it other land