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THE ANTIFEDERALISTS FEARED AN OVERLY STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION?
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What group feared a strong central government?
antifederalists :)
Why did the antifederalists fear energetic central government?
they feared it would be government by a small, educated group of individuals
Why might the antifederalists think the constitution would reduce the power of the states?
Because they feared that a too-strong central government, would wipe out state powers and individual freedom.
What group feared the constitution would make the central government too powerful and weaken the states?
Anti-Federalists
Describe and justify the position of the anti-Federalists regarding the opening phrase of the Constitution you the People of the US?
Differing views on these questions brought into existence two parties, the Federalists, who favored a strong central government, and the Antifederalists, who preferred a loose association of separate states. Impassioned arguments on both sides were voiced by the press, the legislatures, and the state conventions. In Virginia, the Antifederalists attacked the proposed new government by challenging the opening phrase of the Constitution: "We the People of the United States." Without using the individual state names in the Constitution, the delegates argued, the states would not retain their separate rights or powers. Virginia Antifederalists were led by Patrick Henry, who became the chief spokesman for back-country farmers who feared the powers of the new central government. Wavering delegates were persuaded by a proposal that the Virginia convention recommend a bill of rights, and Antifederalists joined with the Federalists to ratify the Constitution on June 25.
Why did many oppose the national bank?
Citizens feared that a central bank placed too much power in the hands of the federal government.
Why did the anti-federalist oppose the constitution?
The anti-federalists objected the constitution because they thought it made the central government too strong and feared that the US would become a monarchy.
Which group feared the Constitution would make the central government too powerful and weaken the states?
group that feared a powerfull national gevernement
Who feared government more than disorder?
constitution
How did the federalists feel about a strong central government?
The Federalists wanted a strong central government whereas the Republicans feared a strong central government.
How were federalists different from the republicans in how they felt about powerful central government?
The Federalists wanted a strong central government whereas the Republicans feared a strong central government.
Many delegates at the Constitution Convention feared that a strong central government would?
Take away rights of individuals and states.
