{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-anti-federalists-were-right","title":"The Anti-Federalists Were Right?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-tabs wc-tabs-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--description panel entry-content wc-tab\" id=\"tab-description\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Constitution wasn’t born in harmony. Its ratification came out of a fight – bitter and bruising, with delegates to the Convention, veterans of the Revolution, and respected public figures in open opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey came to be known as the Anti-Federalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Articles of Confederation created a union of sovereign states. 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He warned of centralized power, an unchecked judiciary, and the absence of a bill of rights – arguments that became foundational to Anti-Federalist opposition across the states.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuther Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: A Maryland delegate to the Convention. A Maryland delegate to the Convention. Upon returning home, he publicly denounced the Constitution in a lengthy address to the state legislature and subsequent essays. He became one of the most detailed critics of the proposed plan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCato\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The pseudonym of an unknown New York author who published one of the earliest series of Anti-Federalist essays. 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