gave too much power to the central government and did not provide enough protection for individual rights and states' rights. They believed that the Constitution would create a strong national government that could potentially become tyrannical, similar to the British monarchy they had just fought to gain independence from. These delegates, known as Anti-Federalists, feared that a centralized government would infringe upon the liberties of the people and the autonomy of the individual states. They advocated for a decentralized system and requested the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution to explicitly protect individual rights.
