Question

Constitution is said to have beautiful features, but . . . they appear to me horribly frightful. . . . Your President may easily become king. . . . If your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy it is for him to render himself absolute!” In what way do Henry’s words show an Antifederalist point of view?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry's words show an Antifederalist point of view because they express concerns about the potential for the President to become an autocratic ruler and for the central government to gain too much power at the expense of the states. Antifederalists were opposed to the ratification of the Constitution because they believed it gave too much power to the central government and did not adequately protect the rights and liberties of individual citizens and the states. Henry's words reflect these concerns and suggest that he was against the Constitution because of its potential to enable the concentration of power in the hands of the central government.