MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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The Constitution needs a Bill of Rights
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The Constitution gives the federal government power to take control of the states
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A strong President is necessary to protect the country against foreign attacks.
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The President created by the Constitution to closely resembles a king.
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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: -Which of the following is a true statement about the Anti-Federalists? They preferred a weaker confederation of states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Federalists believed that a stronger national government would improve relationships between states and help create, as the Constitution stated, a “more perfect union.” Anti-Federalists, on the other hand, worried that a federal government with more power would be prone to tyranny.
Detailed explanation-4: -Anti-federalists wanted a small central government. They believed local governments best understood what citizens needed and would best protect citizens’ freedom. Anti-federalists opposed parts of the Constitution they thought limited the power of the states.