Question

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?

(1 point)
Responses

To strengthen the authority of the federal government
To strengthen the authority of the federal government

To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

To improve the organization of the judiciary
To improve the organization of the judiciary

To give each state an equal amount of powe

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**To protect individual freedoms from the federal government.**

Anti-Federalists were concerned that the new Constitution did not adequately protect individual rights and freedoms from potential government overreach.