Cv.Rv Constitution

Believed in a strong central/national government

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

wanted the Constitution ratified just the way it was

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

published articles and essays to support ratification of the Constitution

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

believed in a weaker central-national government

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

wanted the states to have more power than the central government

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

argued that the Constitution should protect the rights of citizens and wanted to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution before it was ratified

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

George Clinton, Patrick Hendy, and others wrote essays and articles against the ratification of the Constitution and called for a Bill or Rights

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

the government depends on the people for its power and exists to protect them

• "We the People"

• "in order to have a more Perfect Union"

• "Establish Justice"

• "ensure domestic tranquility"

the government should have a better and more effective union of states than the one created under the Articles of Confederation

• "We the People"

• "in order to have a more Perfect Union"

• "Establish Justice"

• "ensure domestic tranquility"

the government should protect the freedoms and rights of the people and keep things fair and honest

• "We the People"

• "in order to have a more Perfect Union"

• "Establish Justice"

• "ensure domestic tranquility"