What did Anti-Federalists demand be added to the Constitution?

• A. A stronger central government.
• B. A national bank.
• C. A new tax code.
• D. The Bill of Rights.

Answer: (D)

Anti-Federalists were focused on protecting individual liberties and limiting the power of the new national government. They argued that the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights to explicitly safeguard freedoms such as speech, religion, and due process, preventing the government from overstepping its constitutional powers. That emphasis on clear protections for individual rights is why adding the Bill of Rights is the best answer. The other options reflect policy or institutional changes not tied to the Anti-Federalists’ main demand: a stronger central government (which they opposed), a national bank (a policy controversy more associated with Federalists), or a new tax code (not the central issue they pressed for in ratification).