The action most closely associated with the Anti-Federalists' goals was the push for a Bill of Rights to be added to the U.S. Constitution. They believed that a strong central government threatened individual liberties and states' rights, and thus advocated for explicit protections for civil liberties. Their opposition to the Constitution without these protections was a driving force in the eventual adoption of the first ten amendments, which guarantee fundamental rights.
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