JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Americans just wanted to be done with the King of England.
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Americans were worried that the federal government would have too much power.
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Americans wanted the King of England to have more power than the states.
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Americans were not worried that the federal government would have too much power.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -A key issue was states’ rights. The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn’t support, especially laws interfering with the South’s right to keep slaves and take them wherever they wished. Another factor was territorial expansion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fear of Strong Central Government The Articles made the national Congress weak on purpose. Having just won independence from Britain, many Americans feared that creating a strong federal government with too much authority over the states would only replace King George III with another tyrant.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why were Americans most likely willing to accept such a large growth of the federal government? Federal programs helped their own lives.