it did not guarantee basic rights
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The main argument against ratifying the constitution by the Anti-Federalists was that they thought that the government that would be created would be too powerful and they would just be paving the way for another monarchy like the one that they had just fought so hard to free themselves from in England. They also wanted to add a Bill of Rights before ratifying the constitution and not after.
no bill of rights
president too powerful
congress too powerful
federal court too powerful
standing army
seperation of powers incomplete
president may be re-elected
no religious test for office.
George Mason had several objections to the constitution. Among them were that the President has no Constitutional Council, the Senate could alter money, and the representation of the people is only a shadow.
11 states ended up ratifying it. Ratifying the Constitution was when it was confirmed.
DBQ 4: Ratifying the constitution is a worksheet that has document based questions about ratifying the constitution. Hope this helps!
How can the process of creating and ratifying the constitution be described
When ratifying a formal amendment to the Constitution, the ratifying bodies must get the support of at least three-fourths of the ratifying bodies.
They would not have enough state votes to pass the constitution if slavery was outlawed by it. The south would have voted against it.