Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

We supported removing power from states & giving more to a national government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We wanted the legislative branch to have more power than the executive branch.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We did not want a single leader of the executive branch.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We believed in American independence from Great Britain and freedom for our citizens.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We opposed/were against the Constitution’s first draft, without a list of rights.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We wanted the Constitution's first draft approved, without a list of rights.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We feared a strong central government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We believed citizens had rights that should be protected.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We thought the Constitution needed a list of protected rights.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

We thought the Constitution, with checks and balances already in it, was enough to preserve the citizens' rights without a list.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists