The Antifederalists did not support the creation of the United States Constitution. Antifederalists feared that a strong central government was a threat to liberty and would become corrupt and oppressive. They fought against ratification of the new system of government. Despite their objections to the new system of government, there were aspects of the U.S. Constitution that limited federal power. The separation of powers into three branches was done to prevent small groups of people...
The Antifederalists did not support the creation of the United States Constitution. Antifederalists feared that a strong central government was a threat to liberty and would become corrupt and oppressive. They fought against ratification of the new system of government. Despite their objections to the new system of government, there were aspects of the U.S. Constitution that limited federal power. The separation of powers into three branches was done to prevent small groups of people from acquiring too much power. The branches check each other's powers through a strict system of responsibilities. As an example, it takes all three branches of government to make a law permanent. The idea of two houses in the legislature also protects the interest of Antifederalists, especially by creating an upper house of equal representation for each state. The Antifederalists also successfully passed the Bill of Rights to protect the power of the state and to guard civil liberties. Since the U.S. Constitution was a document that gave the federal government more authority than had existed under the Articles of Confederation, most of the tenets of the Constitution support their goals. In particular, the supremacy of law was a concept that fit the ideals of the federalists.
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