Can anyone summarize this Checks and Balances- This idea is implemented in the Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. For example, the legislative branch (Congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (President). If the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. Vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming law. This check on power ensures that Congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.
Anti-Federalists do not want to ratify the Constitution unless it includes a Bill of Rights. The Anti-Federalists are worried that the Constitution gives too much power to the federal government. Having a strong central government caused problems when the US was still part of Great Britain. Therefore, the Anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system. Federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix America's weak political structure. Before the US Constitution was implemented, the constitution being used was known as the Articles of Confederation. This constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.
The Anti-Federalists were against the ratification of the U. S. Constitution because they thought the new national government would be too powerful and disregard the guarantees and freedoms the articles of confederation had because the constitution had no Bill of Rights