Anti-Federalism
（重定向自Antifederalism）
![The Articles of Confederation: predecessor to the U.S. Constitution and drafted from Anti-Federalist principles](/Images/godic/202412/21/Articles_page10630.jpg")
Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation, gave state governments more authority. Led by Patrick Henry of Virginia, Anti-Federalists worried, among other things, that the position of president, then a novelty, might evolve into a monarchy.