federalist vs anti-federalist

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were....

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were...

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalists

An Anti Federalist believed...

• There should be a weak central government

• There should be a powerful central government

A strong central government would be able to...

• Create rules and regulations for the entire nation

• Give power to the states to create their own rules and regulations

Who makes up our Congress?

• The Senate and House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• The President and his crew

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?

• they wanted to keep the government small

• they wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday

• they wanted to keep the government big and strong

• they wanted to make sure individual states rights were protected

How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?

• they added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)

• ensured due process of law

• they outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

• the Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists with war

They thought the Constitution gave the national government too much power.

• federalist

• antifederalist

The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles published in 1787 to 1788 to win support for the

• construction of an interstate canal system

• ratification of the United States Constitution

• right of the colonies to rebel against Great Britain

• right of a state to succeed from the Union

Who would say: The President created by the Constitution is really just a king.

• federalist

• antifederalist