Question

Which argument would an Anti-Federalist most likely have made at the Constitutional Convention? (1 point)

Congress should have one house with proportional representatives

Our government should be a republic, not a democracy

We need a strong central government

We need a bill of rights

Answer 1

An Anti-Federalist would most likely have argued, "We need a bill of rights." Anti-Federalists were concerned about the potential for government overreach and the protection of individual liberties, and they believed that a specific declaration of rights was necessary to safeguard personal freedoms from the federal government.