The Anti-Federalists preferred a weaker confederation of states and a more direct democracy than provided for in the Constitution.

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The Anti-Federalists were concerned that the Constitution centralized too much power in the national government at the expense of the states and preferred a weaker confederation of states. They also advocated for more direct forms of democracy, as opposed to the representative democracy outlined in the Constitution.

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