What was the main conflict in the government in the years after the ratification of the Constitution?

a. Democrats vs. republicans

b. domestic concerns vs. foreign relations

c. legislative vs judicial branch

d. national vs state powers

The correct choice would be "D", "N ational vs. state powers"

There were two parties Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Federalists thought that limiting the federal or nations power may result in national security threats as well as uneven governance of the country while Anti-Federalists were of the opinion that if too much power if given to the Federal government it will result in a tyrannical monarchy like British and people under that rule will be oppressed.