When deciding whether the Constitution better embodied the American commitment to democracy (republicanism)‚ or whether it produced a greater compromise to it‚ one must define the nature of a republican government. Both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist set forth their distinctive views on the quality of representational government‚ but it was James Madison and Alexander Hamilton vision I feel was the most correct. By accepting their view‚ it is clear that they propose the best arguments for why
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organization was not as good as the Federalists; however‚ they had a profound group of leaders who were exceptional in state politics. Anti-Federalists were an important existence in most states. In several states‚ supporters of the Constitution agreed to provide support from mild anti-Federalists with recommendations to secure amendments. During ratification the expectation was that the Constitution would be changed to address some of the opponents’ concerns. The anti-Federalists worked within the Constitution’s
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Anti Federalist Paper When the Constitution was first drafted it unknowingly started the creation of the Anti Federalists. The Anti Federalists were a group of people that did not want the Constitution because they believed it would bring a strong central government‚ which they absolutely did not like. Anti Federalist believed that a strong central government would bring tyranny and violate the citizen’s natural rights. One of the biggest objections the Anti federalists had towards the Constitution
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Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Debate After Articles of Confederation it was seen necessary to repeal the Articles and create one that is perfect for everyone in the country‚ but it wasn’t that easy. Federalists claimed that we needed a strong central government to prevent rebellions such as Shay’s Rebellion that damaged the states while the Anti-Federalists feared that a strong central government could turn into a kingdom like U.K. which they have fought and damaged deeply‚ recently. In different
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While federalists preferred a stronger central government and the Anti’s were the exact opposite a compromise was to be made in order to satisfy the majority of the people. This comprise was the bill of rights‚ which gives the basic freedoms to the people and limits the power of the government (consent of the governed). The elastic clause allows a large amount of power to be gained when it is wrongly interpreted by those holding government places. This is often used purposefully by the executive
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this governing body would be laid out in a document called the Constitution. Although most leaders supported the constitution they did not agree on many aspects of it. Out of the disagreement two groups emerged‚ the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist. The Federalist supported all aspects of the constitution and a larger national government‚ while the Anti-Federalist opposed ratifying the constitution and supported a smaller national government and more sovereignty to the states. This disagreement
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The Anti-Federalist viewpoint is valid‚ and should be considered seriously. Their ideas on federalism and the Constitution were similar to the Federalists‚ but the Anti-Federalists wanted to add more precautions to the Constitution‚ and were especially careful about preventing tyranny from happening within the states. The Anti-Federalists were focussed on individual rights‚ and wanted the states to have a high power in the government. Each state at the time was vital for the growth of the United
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originally created‚ it did not contain a Bill of Rights. In the Constitutional Convention‚ the Federalists argued that the Bill of Rights was not necessary. Opposingly‚ the Anti-Federalists argued that the central government had too much power and that our Constitution needed a Bill of Rights that would explicitly state the rights of the citizens. In order to settle disputes between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists that claimed the government had an imbalance of power‚ the Bill of Rights was created. Containing
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Ian 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
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The federalist was known as pro nationalist with a strong national government support‚ where the national and state would have a certain power‚ but neither would have a supreme authority over the other. They also support the constitution which they abide too with a personal liberty protection. The anti-federalist also called the State right s advocates agree with a strong State rights‚ pro limited national government by limiting the power of the National Government. These two school of thought had
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