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Which political party favored a limited federal government and wanted a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?

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Anti-federalist wanted a Bill of Rights and limited federal government. Because they were afraid of end up like British.

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The anti-federalists a more technical and selective name would be the Jeffersonian Republican party. In which they were opposed against the federalists and demanded a bill of rights. The Jeffersonian Republican party also was formed by Thomas Jefferson.
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