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They didn't support the Constitution because they thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government.

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The Constitution didn't have a Bill of Rights, which they believed was needed for citizens in a democracy.

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Q: Why did the anti federalist not favor ratification of the constitution?
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Was Patrick Henry a federalist or a anti federalist?

anti federalist


What party names were given to those who favored ratification and to those who opposed ratification of the us constitution?

Ratification- Federalist Anti-ratification- anti-federalist


Opposed the ratification of the Constitution.?

anti-federalist


Who did not favor the ratification of the Constitution?

Yes. Heck, there are people who disagree with the US Constitution now.


What word means supporters of the ratification of the constitution?

Another name for the people that were for the ratification of the Constitution is Federalist. Those that opposed it were known as Anti-Federalist.


What two groups fought back forth about ratifying the constitution?

The Federalists, who were for the ratification of the Constitution, and the Anti-federalists, who were against the ratification.


What did the anti federalists stand for?

The anti-federalist stood for not ratifying the constitution. Consequentially, Federalist stood for the ratification of the constitution. -Thomas Jefferson


People who opposed ratification of the constitution were called?

anti-federalist


Those who opposed the ratification of the constitution?

th Anti-Federalist


Why didn't anti-federalist support ratification?

Because they were in favor of government making all the descisions and not the individual states each ratifying the constitution....


What do you call a federalist that is against the ratification of the US Constitution?

Federalists were for the ratification of the Constitution. Those who opposed such ratification were called Anti-Federalists or Confederalists.


Who opposed ratification of the constitution?

The antifederalists opposed to Constitution, as they felt it jeopardized their individual rights and state supremacy.Federalists v. Anti-Federalists. Ratification & Anti-Federalist Opposition. John Jay (New York) --- these 3 wrote The Federalist Papers. The Anti-Federalist opposition to the Constitution is one of the least understood events in American history.