Anti-Federalist opposition to the Constitution was based on
A) the fear of centralized power and the absence of a bill of rights.
B) the movement to require a unanimous vote to ratify the Constitution.
C) slavery and property issues.
D) the opposition's requirement of a bill of rights to reiterate safeguards already in place.
E) concerns about universal suffrage.

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Anti-Federalists were concerned about a centralized government with too much power and believed that individual rights needed protection. They feared that the absence of a bill of rights in the Constitution would allow the government to infringe upon these rights.

Anti-Federalist Opposition to the Constitution Was Based on