Federalist vs Anti-Federalist

Federalist vs Anti-Federalist

Federalists

• Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, John Adams

• All ideas contained in a series of documents called the Federalist Papers

• Considered themselves the ruling 'elite' meaning that they were fit to rule and not the "poor" people--->Electoral College

• NO BILL OF RIGHTS!

• Believed in a powerful central/national government

• Believed the Constitution protected states & individuals enough

Multiple Choice

With which of the following ideas would Federalists most likely have agreed on?

• A Bill of Rights should be included in the Constitution

• Having a stronger central government will make the country stronger & more stable

• The 3/5th Compromise will make the country more fair and equal

• Everyone should be able to vote

Anti-Federalists

• Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Patrick Henry

• Thought a president could turn into a King

• Believed in direct democracy (no electoral college) & frequent elections so that people didn't get too corrupt

• Needed explicit protections for States & Individual Rights

• YES BILL OF RIGHTS!

Multiple Choice

Why did Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

• to strengthen the authority of the federal government

• to Improve the organization of the judicial branch

• to give each state equal amounts of power

• to protect individual freedoms from the federal government

Multiple Choice

People in support of ratifying the constitution were called---

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

People opposed (against) ratifying the Constitution were called ----

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Which speaker was in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

Multiple Choice

Those who agreed with this point of view were known as---

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the constitution because he believed...

• the states would surrender too much power to the federal government

• alliances could not be formed with other countries

• the courts will not be able to hold officials accountable

• Individuals would have too much power over the federal government