It didn't make sense for the National Government to have more power leaving the states weak. They also believed that the power among the three branches was not equally divided. The Anti-Federalist were more for the people, more of which were farmers and small landowners. More and more the Anti-Federalist believed that the Federalist were more interested in a aristocratic society which would be at the expense of the commoners of the colonies. Now the way the Federalist won over the ratification of the Constitution was that James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton wrote The Federalist Papers which helped convinced some people to ratify the Constitution.…
The anti-federalists feared that the central government would become too powerful and that if the government would commit an infraction on the states’ rights. The Federalists were in agreement with the constitution. The federalists were wealthy, well educated and were unified by the thought of higher power. The leaders of the Federalists included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton both yearned for an effective constitution. In contrast, the Anti-federalists were generally farmers and anybody that fell below the line of being wealthy.…
Anti-ferderalist had many great things to them. The reason being is that anti-federalist did not dislike the federalist they only wanted what was best for the people. Anti-federalsit guaranteed people more state rights. Anti-federalist argued for clarification of the constitution which helped us avoid many things. They thought the bill of rights should be in the constitution so that in can insure people rights.…
To this day, both sides, Anti-Federalist and Federalist, sound persuasive. The Anti-Federalists focused on the American want for local governments that respond directly to popular concerns. The Federalists argued that only a national government could really protect the people’s rights and turn the new nation into a great power. But more than just this are many other issues including that smaller states, who feel that they are operating just fine, will get the short end of the straw.…
The Federalists were those in favor of the Constitution and included John Hancock, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and John Adams. A large number of Federalists were elites, landowners, bankers, and bigtime businessmen. The Anti-Federalists were those in favor of the Articles of Confederation and included George Mason, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams. The Anti-Federalist party were mainly a group of middle-class farmers and small time businessmen. Even though both groups wanted some form of government, the right to vote, and wanted congress to make treaties and the right to declare war, there are many things they both disagreed on.…
Anti-Federalists feared a powerful government would oppress the people. They argued that the new constitution was too much like the powerful British Monarchy. Anti-federalist thought the power should remain with the states and local governments.…
They believed that a strong central government would produce tyranny, which was exactly what they had recently escaped from. This new government would produce an increase in taxes, obliterate the states, form dictators, favor the wealthy, and destroy individual freedoms. Antifederalists wanted strong state governments and weak federal governments. They felt that the only way to protect the rights of the people was by a Bill of Right. They did not trust the government with their freedoms and wanted an assurance that their rights were preserved.…
The Federalists wanted a strong national government that was run by wealthy, educated men. They believed that these people would make good decisions. They also wanted to increase business, manufacturing, and trade.…
Some of America’s finest minds got together for the Philadelphia convention to figure out which form of government would be best. The Federalists were formed by Alexander Hamilton and its other well-known members were Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, George Washington, and James Madison. Federalists desired a secure central government and feeble state governments, preferred the Constitution to aid the amount owed and stress of the American Revolution, were against the Bill of Rights, and were supported in large urban areas. Meanwhile, the Anti-federalists were composed by Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Richard Lee, George Mason, and Mercy Warren. Anti-federalists insisted that power in the states not in the central government, picked the Articles…
The Federalist political beliefs were that Union would fail without a strong central government. The Anti Feds political beliefs were that they wanted strong state government (closer to the people). The Feds thought that elites (which were: a part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability) were the most fit to govern and the anti-feds believed that ordinary people should have great input into government. The Democrats on one hand were people who owned properties, and have big jobs in the city. The Republicans on the other hand were small farmers, shopkeepers, laborers (people doing unskilled manual work for wages) and merchants (involved in wholesale trade).…
The Federalists are who instated the foundation for what our country is. Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists had an opinions on how the nation should exist. However, the ideals of each group conflicted on multiple levels. Originally, the first draft for a constitution was established by the Articles of Confederation in 1778 (Kramnick, pg155). This was a document to draft laws for the newly independent states.…
After the Constitution was ratified, they Federalist’s remained largely in power until they were replaced by the National Republican Party. The Federalist’s believed that the Constitution should have a loose interpretation, and that the people should do whatever they could to support the government and build up federal power.…
The Federalist Party was formed in resistance to the Republican Party. Unlike the Republicans, they favored a centralized national government and a broader interpretation of the Constitution.…
Two of the major leaders of this group were Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, who was overseas during this time. The Anti-Federalists thought that under the Articles people had the rights that they rightfully deserved. Under the Articles, the poor people benefitted greatly. During the process of trying to get the new Constitution ratified the Anti-Federalists felt that under this new government the rich had all of the power instead of the people (Doc 5). Under the Articles the states had the power to make laws and do whatever they pleased, and to some of the states the idea of changing to a government that the central government had all the power was absolutely absurd.…
AJ Siciliano, Federalists Vs. Anti-Federalists Essay Before the ratification of the constitution, two original political parties fell consistent during the 1700’s, Federalists and Antifederalists. In shorter terms, Federalists wanted a stronger central government to have overall power of the states, rather the Antifederalists wanted something similar to the Articles of Confederation, where the states as individuals, had more power than the central government. Both, although strongly contrasting, contained one main similarity, thirst for the creation of a new country, just with different ideas of how it should function.…