Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose ratification of the Constitution?

Question

A.
They wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation in place.
B.
They did not want the country run by political parties.
C.
They wanted the government to be divided into branches.
D.
They felt it gave the national government too much power.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D. They felt it gave the national government too much power.

Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution primarily because they believed it centralized too much power in the national government at the expense of state authority and individual liberties. They were concerned about the lack of a Bill of Rights and feared that a strong central government could become tyrannical.