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What were the main arguments between the federalists and the anti federalists

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Hello there,

The Federalists they believed that the Constitution as it stood only limited the government not the people.

The Anti- Federalists claimed the Constitution gave the central government too much power, and without a Bill of Rights the people would be at risk of oppression.

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