protecting and preserving the diversity of interests among the people.
Well, Antifederalist thought the Constitution took too much power away from the states and did not guarantee rights for the people. Some Antifederalists were afraid that a strong president might be declared king. Others thought the Senate might turn into a powerful aristocracy. Either way, all of the Antifederalists thought that if the Constitution was ratified, the liberties won at a great cost during the revolutionary war might be lost. By the way, I got all this information from a book called "Creating America: A History Of The United States" written by Jesus Garcia.
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The anti-federalists were the opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution, because it would create a strong central government. Some of the noted anti-federalists were Patrick Henry, George Clinton and James Monroe.
they feared it would be government by a small, educated group of individuals
the national government would be to strong
Antifederalists wanted each State to be sovereign instead of having a national government that could make laws applying to the entire United States. In other words, the States would be "united" only in the case that they would help defend each other if England or some other country were to attack.
protecting and preserving the diversity of interests among the people.
Hamilton was opposed by the antifederalists, who believed that the US would be better off with the states in power, not a strong central government. The antifederalists were led by Thomas Jefferson. Even though the antifederalists lost the argument, they greatly influenced the first 10 amendments in the US constitution, also known as the Bill of Rights.
Well, Antifederalist thought the Constitution took too much power away from the states and did not guarantee rights for the people. Some Antifederalists were afraid that a strong president might be declared king. Others thought the Senate might turn into a powerful aristocracy. Either way, all of the Antifederalists thought that if the Constitution was ratified, the liberties won at a great cost during the revolutionary war might be lost. By the way, I got all this information from a book called "Creating America: A History Of The United States" written by Jesus Garcia.
Well, Antifederalist thought the Constitution took too much power away from the states and did not guarantee rights for the people. Some Antifederalists were afraid that a strong president might be declared king. Others thought the Senate might turn into a powerful aristocracy. Either way, all of the Antifederalists thought that if the Constitution was ratified, the liberties won at a great cost during the revolutionary war might be lost. By the way, I got all this information from a book called "Creating America: A History Of The United States" written by Jesus Garcia.
Because they feared that a too-strong central government, would wipe out state powers and individual freedom.
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The antifederalists would be appalled at the degree to which power has been transferred to Congress and U.S. Government. I suspect even the federalists would be uneasy.
the national government would be to strong
The founding fathers didn't really insist on a bill of rights, the antifederalists did. Federalists were people who wanted a strong government, but antifederalists were afraid that if there was a very strong government, the states would be too weak, and that people would lose rights if the government was too powerful. So when the federalists wanted to approve the Constitution, antifederalists said they wouldn't, until the federalists put in a Bill of Rights. So the federalists added the bill of rights, so that the anti-feds would ratify the constitution.
They believed that the Constitution diminished states' rights.