<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>
Answer: Philosophes during the enlightenment such as Voltaire advocated for freedom of speech, religion, and the separation of the church and state. Montesquieu favored the separation of powers. Many of these ideals can be seen in countries today, such as the U.S. Constitution.
Détente, period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979.
