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How did the views on a bill of rights of anti-federalists differ to those of
federalists in the debate regarding the ratification of the Constitution?
Anti-federalists believed the issue of human
rights protection should be observed
immediately, while federalists wanted to address
the issue after the Constitution was adopted.
Anti-federalists believed that there should be a
minimum Bill of Rights, while the federalists
didn't want human rights discussed at all.
Anti-federalists believed the Constitution gave
too much power to the national state in
preserving civil rights, while federalists believed
the Constitution did not go far enough.
Anti-federalists were not satisfied with the Bill of
Rights attached to the Constitution, while
federalists believed that the Constitution should
abolish slavery.