Questions: According to the excerpt, which statement supports how Antl-Federalists wrongly cited Montesquieu? Ant-Federalists used Montesquieu's recommendation of small republies as support for a loose confederation of states. Ant-Federalists cited Montesquieu's recommendations to support expanding the federal government. Ant-Federalists cited Montesquieu to support that small republics cause inequities that contribute to the development of factions. Ant-Federalists cited Montesquieu to support that large republics are more secure against factions.

The answer is: Anti-Federalists used Montesquieu's recommendation of small republics as support for a loose confederation of states.

This option is correct. The excerpt from "Federalist No. 9" by Alexander Hamilton discusses how Anti-Federalists misinterpreted Montesquieu's ideas. They cited his recommendation for small republics to argue against a strong centralized government and in favor of a loose confederation of states. Hamilton counters this by explaining that Montesquieu also supported the idea of a confederate republic, which could extend the sphere of popular government.

This option is incorrect. The Anti-Federalists were generally opposed to expanding the federal government, and they used Montesquieu's ideas to argue against a strong central government, not in favor of it.

This option is incorrect. The Anti-Federalists did not use Montesquieu to argue that small republics cause inequities and factions. Instead, they believed that smaller republics were more manageable and less prone to the issues that larger republics might face.

This option is incorrect. The Anti-Federalists did not argue that large republics are more secure against factions. In fact, they were concerned that a large republic would be more susceptible to factions and tyranny, which is why they favored smaller, more localized governments.