Compare And Contrast The Federalist And Anti-Federalists

2. Compare the Federalists and the Anti-federalists. Be specific. The Federalists were the people who supported the Constitution.

The Federalists of the convention were in favor of the ratification of the Constitution. They believed that the national government must be strong in order to function and to control uncooperative states, which could protect the rights of the people. They also believed that the Constitution and state government protected individual freedoms. On the other hand, the Anti-Federalists opposed a strong central government, particularly a standing army. They believed it threatened state power along with the rights of the common people.

The Federalists supported the constitution, and wanted more power to the central government. The Federalists pushed for the constitution because it would give them more power, mainly because they were the government officials, in the central government. Opposed to the constitution were the Anti-Federalists, who wanted the Bill Of Rights not the Constitution. The Anti-Federalists believed the Senate would be too powerful and they (the others/ Anti-Federalists) would be oppressed. The Anti-Federalists wanted the same power as the Federalists, and those in the government.

It was no longer about states or abroad country, but rather a contract between all Americans under 1 nation. In a meantime, the Federalist Papers provided strong and rational justifications in that every decision should made by the Constitutional Convention, and also persuaded Americans that by arranging less power in people’s hands, the federal government could have a higher chance to protect people. On the other hand, the Anti-Federalist delegates argued that the government gave too much power to the federal government, while seizing too much power away from local and state governments. There were three kinds of Anti-Federalists.

Since after the American Revolution and the creation of the US federal government, congress instructed the delegates to ratify the Articles of Confederation (Greenberg, p. 49). According to our class discussion, Federalists are those who supported the Constitution, as anti- Federalists are the opponents of the Constitution. So why there were political battles between two parties in the late 18th century?

The Federalists had most support coming from merchants and others in cities/ coastal regions. The Federalists held the argument that without a strong central government, one the Constitution offered, that anarchy would become an issue. But a strong central government could protect against enemies while solving other, smaller issues. The Anti-Federalists opposed the new Constitution.

The Anti-federalist had apprehensions about the potential loss of sovereignty through the power the national government was given in the proposed Constitution; along with the effects of a loss to the nation and it's people. The Anti-federalist belief was that through state sovereignty, the needed restraints would keep the national government from falling into total control of a federal government, protecting the

They believed that the Constitution gave the government too much power and if the government had too much power then they would be back to where they started with the same monarchy as Britain. The Anti-Federalist lacked the leadership power compared to the Federalists. Some Anti-Federalist included Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Patrick Henry. Anti-Federalists said that the new government would fall because of merchants and creditors. Anti-Federalist who opposed the Constitution believed that the Constitution failed to protect the rights of citizens and threatened liberties.

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists On September 17, 1787, the constitution was signed and in America, this changed society because the constitution was fundamentals and examples for the future for next generations to follow. Although, to many people, the constitution was not enough and it only benefited those wrote it and created equality for the majority of people but not everyone. However, even though there were protesters, there were supports who did not see this constitution as flawed, but the only perfection. These two groups were known as the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, in which they wrote continuous arguments against each other to only disprove other.

Federalists and Antifederalists When the Constitution was written in 1787 and submitted to the states for ratification, it set off months of fierce debate. There were many people who agreed with ratifying the Constitution and welcomed it as a stronger and more effective federal government that could successfully unite the 13 states together into one nation. These people were known as federalists. But others opposed ratifying the Constitution because they were afraid the proposed federal government was too powerful and wouldn’t protect the rights of the people. These people were known as antifederalists.

Anti Federalists were the people that kept individual rights still today. They did not like the Constitution and wanted all the power to be held within the states. The anti federalists felt that a strong national government threatened people and state’s rights. Federalists opposed the Articles of Confederation, they wanted a strong national government under the Constitution. The people thought the Constitution needed to be ratified, by adding the Bill of Rights to protect people’s rights and freedoms.

Anti-Federalists didn't want a strong federal government meaning no president and practically no one to tell them what to do. The people who supported this side largely lived in rural areas. Federalists wanted a strong federal government, with strict laws and regulations. These people lived largely in urban areas. People that supported anti-federalism were Thomas Jefferson,

On June 21, 1788 the Constitution of the United States of America was signed. It was signed by some of America’s greatest heroes. Men like George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin. But just signing it wasn’t good enough. It needed to be ratified.

After defeating the British in the Revolutionary War and declaring their independence, Americans made the first step to forging their new government. The Articles of Confederation were the first set of laws that the original thirteen states would abide by. But the Articles of Confederation was an unsuccessful attempt to better the conditions for the people of America. Due to the downfall of the Articles of Confederation people of power began to split apart and create two different views on how to fix the poorly run government. These groups were known as the Federalists and Anti-federalists.

Since they were all for the new constitution, they wanted to go ahead and make it. But the Anti-federalists didn’t want this. They were hesitant on this new government. So, that is why the Federalist papers were created. These were a series of 85 essays that tried to convince Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution.