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

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.

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.