The Anti-Federalists were primarily concerned with
A) too much state power.
B) centralized power and the absence of a bill of rights.
C) the indirect election of the president.
D) the shorter elected terms of members of the House of Representatives.
E) provisions established by Article VII.

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The Anti-Federalists were primarily concerned with the centralized power of the federal government and the absence of a bill of rights to protect individual liberties. They feared that without proper limitations on federal power, the newly formed government would become tyrannical, similar to the British monarchy that they had just fought a war of independence against. They argued that a bill of rights was necessary to ensure that the government would not infringe upon the rights of citizens.

The Anti-Federalists Were Primarily Concerned with