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**actually they didnt want a strong federal government was because they had just gotten out of a monarchy and they hated it which is why the fought the revolutionary war in the first place. they just didnt want to be like England where they had came from.
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JudyThe United States Constitution is akin to an international peace/defense treaty between independent nation-states. The biggest fear of the Founding Fathers in melding The Colonies into single nation was that one person would be able take control of the entire Republic, so they developed a stringent system to avoid take over by any one branch of government or individual.
The original colonists came at different times and for different reasons, and the political cultures that developed around those initial settlements reflected that. When the Colonies began to resist British attempts to reassert authority, their only chance for survival was to band together and function as one national entity. However, none of them wanted to be subjected to each others politics when it came domestic affairs, and thus the Constitution was written to create a system in which the state and local governments would be nearly autonomous in domestic affairs, but if threatened, could rely on the whole of The Republic for defense.
The Founding Fathers were strongly influenced by The Enlightenment, and instilled social values, such as the separation of Church and State and the belief in personal autonomy and self governance, which were rights granted to citizens as a condition of unity. They also feared usurpation, whether by a branch of government or a power-hungry individual, so they installed a system of checks and balances to ensure that the levers of power could never be placed in one individuals hands.
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What did the fear of a strong central government lead to the adoption of?
It was for the adoption of the checks and balance system
What did many delegates at the constitutional convention fear that a strong central government would do?
They were afraid a strong central government would take away rights of individuals and states.
What Anti-Federalist concern does this amendment included in the bill of right most clearly address?
The worry that a powerful government would interfere with people’s freedom.
Is the federal government stronger than the state?
Regarding authority, yes. A U.S. State Government (such as the State of Texas) administers the State in which is located. By contrast, the Federal Government of the United States of America administers the whole country.
What did Americans fear during the red Scare?
During the Red Scare, the Americans feared the spread of communism (red was the colour of the flag of the communist Soviet Union and the communist emblem known as the red star). There were two Red Scares in U.S.A.: 1) 1919-1920: Fear of socialist revolution and political radicalism (red is a symbol of radical ideology). 2) 1947-1957: Fear of national and foreign communism influencing American society and/or infiltrating the federal government.
