The anti-federalists are credited with persuading the federalists to add a bill of rights to the united states constitution. this fact could lead to the conclusion that the federalists were against protecting personal rights; however, that is not true. the reason the federalists did not see the need for a bill of rights is because a) there was one already in the articles of confederation and it was expected to carry over into the new government. b) they strongly believed in john locke's "natural rights theory" and that no government would infringe on that again. c) the political rivalry between them and the anti-federalists was so intense that the federalists opposed any suggestion the anti-federalists offered. d) they believed it was unnecessary since the constitution limited the federal government, and each