MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Anti-Federalists
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Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke
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Federalists
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Members of Shays’ Rebellion
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supremacy Clause generated significant controversy during debates over the Constitution’s ratification. Anti-Federalist opponents of the Constitution argued that the Clause would make the national government overly powerful and infringe on state sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements accurately depicts the Anti-Federalists’ view of a bill of rights? A bill of rights was needed because they did not trust the national government to protect civil liberties.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a true statement about the Anti-Federalists? They preferred a weaker confederation of states.
Detailed explanation-4: -The anti-Federalists and their opposition to ratifying the Constitution were a powerful force in the origin of the Bill of Rights to protect Amercians’ civil liberties. The anti-Federalists were chiefly concerned with too much power invested in the national government at the expense of states.