Federalists & Anti-Federalists

What was the first agreement that organized a central government with very little power in America?

What did anti-federalists fear about a strong central government?

• It would lead to a monarchy.

• It would infringe (take away) states' rights.

• It would increase taxes significantly.

• It would promote foreign alliances.

The Federalist Papers are a series of essays written to support the ratification of the United States Constitution. Who were the authors?

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• George Washington, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Mason

What was added to the Constitution as a compromise to limit the central government's power?

• AOC

• Shays Rebellion

• BRB

• BOR

Read each statement. If it sounds like something a Federalist would have said to support the Constitution, write F in the box. If it sounds like something an Anti-Federalist would have said to complain about the Constitution, write A on the line. 1. The Constitution gives the federal government enough power to overpower the states.

• F

• A

Read each statement. If it sounds like something a Federalist would have said to support the Constitution, write F in the box. If it sounds like something an Anti-Federalist would have said to complain about the Constitution, write A on the line. 2. It will not be possible for the federal government to overpower the states, because the states are a necessary part of the federal government.

• F

• A

Read each statement. If it sounds like something a Federalist would have said to support the Constitution, write F in the box. If it sounds like something an Anti-Federalist would have said to complain about the Constitution, write A on the line. 3. The Constitution contains no Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties like freedom of speech, trial by jury, and the right against searches and seizures.

• F

• A

Read each statement. If it sounds like something a Federalist would have said to support the Constitution, write F in the box. If it sounds like something an Anti-Federalist would have said to complain about the Constitution, write A on the line. 4. The Constitution says federal laws are “the supreme law of the land,” so the federal government could just take complete control.

• F

• A

Read each statement. If it sounds like something a Federalist would have said to support the Constitution, write F in the box. If it sounds like something an Anti-Federalist would have said to complain about the Constitution, write A on the line. 5. Nothing in the Constitution says the federal government has power to limit peoples’ freedoms in the first place.

• F

• A

The Constitution gives the federal government just a few powers that are very well defined.

• F

• A