Compare And Contrast Federalist And Anti Federalists

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Federalist Paper #15

The Federlists and Anti-Federlists both saw a need for change in the government. The

only poblem with this is that the two had almost opposite ideas although they realized the the

Articles of Confederation didn't have enough power. The main obstacle was how much power

should the new government have. The Federalist form of government provided the best

government of the two.

Alexander Hamilton was unsatisfied with the Articles of Confederation. He feels that the

U.S has reached the "last stage of humiliation," due to a lac of a military, large debts, a lack of

money, lack of respect by foreign powers, territories in the possession of a foreign power,

inability to navigate the Mississippi River, lack of commerce,
The Anti-Federalists thought the House should be democratic so that it represented the

public opinion. The Anti-Federalists were glad to see a Senate because it was a federal feature.

They didn't see anything wrong with the states being represented by Senators. They didn't like

however, that Senators weren't responsible to the legislature that elected them, so they could

become uncontrollable. Other things to dislike about the Senate was its control over treaties, right

to alter money bills, and Senators were impeached by their own house. Anti-Federalists thought

the President got to much power but they were ready to except a stronger executive then they

currently had. The Anti-Federalists had many viable points regarding the three branches but were

willing to compromise.

The Federalist Contitution provided the best government for America. America needed a

government with more power. The state governments created under the Articles of Confederation

were too weak and couldn't deal with large problems. The Constitution would help to unite