Fed Vs Anti Fed Quiz

Who was in favor of a new Constitution?

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

Which side believed that a Bill of Rights was needed to protect citizens rights?

• Anti-Federalist

• Federalist

Who believed a strong national government would take rights away from states and citizens the way England did?

• Federalists

• Loyalists

• Colonists

• Anti-Federalists

Which group believed that the president would end up just being a new king?

• Federalist

• Anti-federalist

Which group believed that economic policies decions should be made by each state?

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

• Federalists

• Anti-federalists

• Democrats

• Northerners

What was the biggest fear of the Anti-federalist?

• The government wasn't strong enough to protect citizens' rights
• The national government would be too strong and violate citizens' rights
• Having three branches would cause fights and nothing would get done.
• The State government would be too strong and violate citizens' rights.

Which group wanted the Constitution to bring the States together as one country instead of being separate States?

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

What was the biggest reason why Americans created such a weak national government after the American Revolution?

• They wanted their government to resemble the British style of government.
• They didn't want the government to be too powerful and violate their rights like the British government did.
• They wanted all of the citizens to be happy and they felt the weak government would make them happy.
• They wanted to keep all of the power in the hands of the elite citizens at the state level.

These people argued that the Constitution did not protect individual rights, and that a bill of rights was needed to protect freedom of speech, religion, and the press

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists