Answer the following questions in a couple of paragraphs. Support your statements with appropriate evidence. Anti-Federalists chose to ratify the Constitution largely because of the promise of a bill of individual rights. However, they
still feared that a federal system would become too powerful. Did the federal government grow too powerful under the
Washington and Adams administrations? If so, what are some specific examples where this happened? Or did the
Federalists manage to avoid the kinds of abuses the Anti-Federalists feared? What are some examples?