The god given will of the people.
It lacked a Bill of Rights. The constitution was for the people. As needs change the people needed rights to amend the Constitution.
They lacked a bill of rights
constitution
The ideal that the Anti-federalists found that the Constitution lacked is Individual rights.
It lacked fundamental laws.
The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution primarily because they feared that it would create a strong central government that could threaten individual liberties and state sovereignty. They argued that the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights to protect citizens' freedoms and that the proposed government structure favored the elite over the common people. Anti-Federalists believed that a more decentralized system, which preserved greater power for the states, was essential to safeguard democracy and prevent tyranny. Their concerns ultimately led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights as a compromise to ensure protection of individual freedoms.
The primary objection of the Anti-Federalists to the ratification of the Constitution was the fear of a strong central government that could threaten individual liberties and states' rights. They argued that the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights to explicitly protect citizens' freedoms. Additionally, they were concerned that the proposed system favored wealthy elites and would lead to the erosion of democratic principles. Overall, the Anti-Federalists sought to preserve the autonomy of states and ensure that government remained accountable to the people.
What delayed the inauguration of the new government under the U.S. Constitution?
The Anti-Federalists were extremely concerned that a strong central government would result in severely weakened state power. Therefore, in order to make sure that the people retained some rights that were protected from national government intrusion, the Anti-Feds demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution. Without the addition of the Bill of Rights, the Anti-Feds would have rejected the Constitution in its entirety and it would have not survived ratification. Therefore, because they rejected the Constitution because it originally lacked a Bill of Rights, a Bill of Rights was added to appease them.
Some thought the Bill of Rights was not needed because the rights involved were implied in the Constitution as written. However, by and large the Bill of Rights was not opposed by "many thoughtful Americans" as ten of the twelve proposed amendments making up the Bill were adopted within a very few years of being proposed.
Of Individual Rights
Anti-Federalists were a group of individuals who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 18th century. Key figures included Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Richard Henry Lee, who argued that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government and lacked protections for individual liberties. They advocated for stronger state governments and the inclusion of a Bill of Rights to safeguard citizens' freedoms. Their concerns ultimately led to the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.