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What was the Anti-Federalists' main concern about the Constitution?
The anti-federalists believed that the Constitution would take away critical powers from the states, and warned that without a Bill of Rights the government might also take away the rights of the people that were just won in the Revolution.
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.
Did anti federalists want the states or central government to have more power?
Federalists favored the passage of the US Constitution. Anti-Federalists opposed passage because, among other things, they thought the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government at the expense of the state governments. So clearly the Federalists wanted stronger national government and the Anti-Federalists wanted a weaker national government (and, in a zero-sum game, stronger state governments). The ensuing discussion led to the Bill of Rights.
What argument did president Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the southern states?
Lincoln reasoned that the union created by the Constitution must remain intact. While the southern states claimed they had the right to secede, and that might have been true, the Constitution did not allow them to join any league or confederacy besides the United States of America. Thus, he argued, the existence of a Confederacy was in direct violation of the US Constitution.
Why did framers of the constitution favor bicameralism?
The framers of the Constitution favored bicameralism because it allowed for equal and fair representation. This is favorable to both large and small states.
Why might the Anti-Federalists think the Constitution would reduce the power of the states?
it raised the power of the government by a lot. and therefore reducing the states power
How did federalists and anti federalists view the role of the federal government differently and how did they feel about the constitution as a result?
Federalists believed in a strong central government. Obviously, the anti-federalists believed the very opposite. Some federalists might not have been completely satisfied with the US Constitution, but nobody really could be. The anti-federalists were very displeased with the US Constitution, though.
Why might the anti-federalist think the constitution would reduce the power of the states?
it raised the power of the government by a lot. and therefore reducing the states power
Why might the anti federalist think the constitution would reduce the power of the states?
it raised the power of the government by a lot. and therefore reducing the states power
How did the federalists and anti-federalists settle their differences?
The Federalists wished to grant some definite power to the new American government, which would enable them to manage their own affairs without having to beg the various states to go along. The anti-Federalists feared that the government might use its powers to eliminate the liberties of the people. They finally agreed on a Bill of Rights, incorporated into the Constitution itself. The Federalists had protested that since the Constitution didn't give the Federal government power to perform some actions, that the government wouldn't be able to do that; the anti-Federalists wanted explicit guarantees. So the Anti-federalists gained specific rights for the people, rights that the Federalists had said were never in any danger. History has proven that the Anti-Federalists were correct, and the Federalists were naive in the extreme; government ALWAYS gathers more powers than its founders had intended.
What would need to be done in order to make the Louisiana purchase permissible within the framework of the constitution?
What reason might the federalists have for Opposing President Thomas Jefferson's plan
What was the Anti-Federalists' main concern about the Constitution?
The anti-federalists believed that the Constitution would take away critical powers from the states, and warned that without a Bill of Rights the government might also take away the rights of the people that were just won in the Revolution.
What would have happened if the Anti-federalists had been successful?
The Constitution might have been redone, increasing the powers of the states. How this would have worked out is conjecture, but having a loose confederation of autonomous states would have made a national system of laws and standards almost impossible to establish.
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.
Why did Anti-Federalists believe that the design of the constitution was insufficient to protect individual rights and lead to violations of the rights by the new national government?
AnswerThe anti-federalists believed that the Constitution would take away critical powers from the states, and warned that without a Bill of Rights the government might also take away the rights of the people that were just won in the Revolution.
Who supported the Bill of Rights in the constitution?
The federalists. In the Call to Freedom text book for social studies, it says a federalists is "People who support the Constitution." This means that they would also support the Bill of Rights considering the Bill of Rights is in the Constitution.
Why did federalists say that democratic-republicans were dangerous?
I am somewhat guessing that Federalists would monger fears that their opponents who favored states rights over federal power and strongly supported individual freedom by saying they might start a revolution and destroy the union of the states.
