Federalists believed a strong government would

A. take too much power from the states

B. cause power struggles among states

C. encourage states to work together

D. make state government unnecessary

The correct answer is C: encourage states to work togetherFederalists believed that a strong government would encourage states to work together since the Federalists opted for a stable central (federal) government, while the Anti-Federalists were opposed by believing in a decentralized government with the need to protect from the power consolidation and that the Bill of Rights was necessary. The Federalists believed in a strong central government with limited powers and that the Bill of rights was unnecessary. They felt for the need for a strong government to protect the States from the problems they were facing under the Articles of Confederation.

Federalists believed a strong government would " C. encourage states to work together," since the Federalists were in favor of a strong central (federal) government, while the Anti-Federalists were opposed.