MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Question
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Why did Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?
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To strengthen the federal government’s power
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To improve the judiciary branch
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To protect individual freedoms from the federal government.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalists opposed including a bill of rights on the ground that it was unnecessary. The Anti-Federalists, who were afraid of a strong centralized government, refused to support the Constitution without one. In the end, popular sentiment was decisive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anti-Federalists believed that a bill of rights was needed to prevent the central government from taking rights from states and citizens. They wanted to protect against a central government that was too powerful and could take away the freedoms they had fought a revolution to preserve.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Anti-Federalists were concerned with protecting the rights of the individual people and states.
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