<span>Anti-federalists were concerned about the new constitution because of the following reasons:
</span>1. They felt that the Constitution gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the state governments.
2. According to the anti-federalists, even within the national government, the legislative and executive branches were too powerful. Therefore, t<span>hey worried that public officials would scheme to increase their power.
3. T</span>hey believed that legislators should be insulated from political pressure.
4. They saw that smaller republics were prone to political corruption.
5. <span> They were concerned that the Constitution lacked a specific listing of rights.</span>
