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Much, though not all, of the opposition to the Constitu tion was of an abusive nature. Scores of able and honest men were conscientiously opposed to the new Constitution. By these it was urged that the new form of government was too expensive; that it would ruin the State govern ments; that the liberty of the press was not assured; that trial by jury was abolished in civil cases; that the federal judiciary would destroy the State judiciary; that there was no bill of rights; that there was no pr...ovision against a standing army; that Congress might oppress the citizens; that the limits of the powers of the government and the rights of the people were not clearly defined ; that religious toleration was not provided for; that the army might be billeted upon the people; that annual elections and rotation in office had been abolished; that the number of representa tives was too small; that the Senate was aristocratic; that the Supreme Court was too powerful ; that the powers of the Executive were too extensive and might lead to oppression ; that the power of taxation had been vested in Congress ; that the sovereignty of the States had been destroyed ; that cer tain acts of sovereignty, such as the coining of money, the regulation of commerce, and the levying of duties, had been forbidden to the States; and finally, that the government had three distinct departments and was based on individuals and not on States.
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