Federalists/Anti-Federalists Review

Which is a central point of the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

• The number of states in the Union
• The strength of the central government
• The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
• Where the capital of the United States will be

The Federalists and Anti-Federalists Papers were published in?

• books
• newspapers
• Youtube
• TikTok

What change did the Federalists agree to that led to the ratification of the Constitution?

• Strengthening of the state governments
• The addition of the Bill of RIghts after ratification
• The addition of the Bill of Rights before ratification
• Taking away powers of the federal government

The first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution is known as the

• The 10 amendments
• The Bill of Rights
• The Bill of Liberties
• The Bill of Amendments

Federalists were often based out of ___________________, while the Anti-Federalists come from __________________.

• large cities, rural areas
• western cities, eastern cities
• rural areas, large cities
• northern cities, southern cities

Some key Federalists leader were

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
• Donald Trump, Kamala Harris
• Samuel Adams, Paul Revere

Federalists believed that a strong central government would allow for (pick 2)

• revenue to be generated by the central government
• rights of the states to be infringed upon
• rights of the citizens would be infringed upon
• the federal government to function efficiently

The Anti-Federalists were angered over the lack of what in the Constitution

• The power of the federal government
• A BIll of Rights
• The ratification process
• The length of the document

"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State" The following is an excerpt from Federalists #45. What Federalist's idea does this excerpt show?

• That the federal government will hold all of the power
• That a Bill of Rights was not needed
• That although more power will be given to the central government, a number of powers are still reserved to the states.
• That the powers of the states are limited and unimportant.

The Federalists thought a Bill of Rights was ___________, while the Anti-Federalists thought that a Bill of Rights was ______________.

• essential, unnecessary
• optional, unnecessary
• unnecessary, essential
• unnecessary, optional