What did the Anti-Federalists fear would happen if the federal government gained too much power under the Constitution? OA. The
nation would be ruled by a centralized communist system with no individual rights. OB. Federal leaders would overpower the authority of the states and ignore the rights of citizens. O C. The northern and southern states would split over the issue of slavery. OD American leaders would become overly involved in wars with other nations,
The Anti-Federalists were a group in the 1700s led by Thomas Jefferson that believed:
In smaller states not government, not a centralized government
In a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms
Amending the Articles of Confederation instead of ratifying the Constitution
A strict constitutional interpretation
Communism wouldn't develop until the 19th century, so choice A isn't correct. They weren't really concerned about the nation splitting or foreign affairs, so we can eliminate choice C and D.
However, they were concerned about the government becoming too powerful and trampling on state and individual liberties. So, choice B is correct.
In 1865 President Andrew Johnson implemented a plan of Reconstruction that gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom and offered no role to blacks in the politics of the South.
