Question

Which of the following statements would the Anti-federalists agree with, based on the excerpts?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Lack of a bill of rights in the new constitution is problematic is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The Anti Federalists were the politicians who were against the US constitution which was adopted in 1787. They considered the constitution to be giving too much power to the central government and they were afraid of giving too much power to single national government as the government could infringe upon the rights of citizens and states. Patrick Henry, James Winthrop and George Mason were some of the famous Anti federalists. They were afraid of the new constitution because the states were given more power in Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union while it wasn't so in the new constitution. Their influence led to the passage of bill of rights. They wanted to establish a weak Central government as was in Articles of Confederation and wanted for strong central governments.