Analyze why the Anti-Federalists feared a large national government.(1 point) Responses A) They feared that the national government would consolidate all the power leaving the states with no power at all. B) They thought a national government would be the only way to protect their individual rights. C)They were large business owners who felt they would lose out on government contracts if there was a large national government. D) They were from heavily populated states that would worry about being heard in a large national government.
A) They feared that the national government would consolidate all the power leaving the states with no power at all.
The Anti-Federalists were concerned that a large national government would centralize power and potentially infringe upon the rights and autonomy of individual states. They believed that a strong national government could become tyrannical and disregard the needs and opinions of the states and their citizens. This fear of a loss of state sovereignty and individual liberties was a major reason why the Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution.