Federalists v. Anti-federalists

The Constitution is a Bill of Rights because it guarantees citizens a role in government.

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The United States is too large to have a central government. People won’t know their leaders and will lose control over the government.

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The Constitution forbids creating titles of nobility like “Duke” or “King,” so the government will always belong to the people.

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The Supreme Court is the weakest branch of government because it doesn’t control the military and can’t pass laws.

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The Constitution already contains a few rights, so we may as well add a whole Bill of Rights.

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The Constitution creates a Supreme Court that is too powerful because the judges don’t answer to anyone.

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A strong President is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and make sure laws are carried out properly.

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The President created by the Constitution is really just a king.

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The Constitution gives the federal government just a few powers that are very well defined.

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Nothing in the Constitution says the federal government has power to limit peoples’ freedoms in the first place.

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