Multiple choice

What was the primary objection of the Antifederalists to ratification of the Constitution?

  1. They feared a weak government

  2. They wanted to give more power to the executive branch

  3. They believed the rights of people were not protected

  4. They opposed a bicameral legislature
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Antifederalists opposed the Constitution primarily because they believed it lacked a specific Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties from a potentially overreaching central government.

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