Thomas Jeffreson
Thomas Jefferson believed that the federal government had become too large and powerful under the Federalists. He expressed concerns about the expansion of federal power and preferred a more limited government that respected states' rights and individual liberties.
That they will give too much and the people will be too powerful
The Anti-Federalists
group that feared a powerfull national gevernement
Federalists were for the proposed constitution, while the anti-federalists were opposed because they thought it gave the national government too much power and took too much from the states.
the federalists don't control the judicial branch, they just keep it in check so that it won't become too powerful and be able to do anything it wants.
Anti-Federalists
Learned this in 6th grade. the anti-federalists thought the national government would become too powerful. So, they argued with the federalists and they got a bill of rights to be added to the const.
The anti-federalists opposed the constitution because they felt it made the government too Why_did_the_anti_federalists_object_to_the_proposed_constitution. Anti-federalists feared that the government would become tyrannical. Their opposition to the constitution ultimately lead to the creation of the Bill of Rights. This is the reason why the anti-federalists opposed the constitution.
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The Anti-Federalists were afraid that the Federalists were forming a too powerful government, and demanded a Bill of Rights in order to protect individuals from a large and strong central government.
This was originally the policy of the Anti-Federalists at the founding of the US, and is now usuallly expressed as "states rights".