what did anti-federalists want?

a. weak central government (national government over all the states)
b. strong central government (national government over all the states)

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Anti-Federalists wanted a. weak central government (national government over all the states). They were concerned that a strong central government would threaten individual liberties and the rights of the states. They favored greater power for state governments and were wary of a powerful federal authority, which they believed could lead to tyranny.