Anti-Federalists vs Federalists

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

Who would say: I believe that laws should come from a strong national government.

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

An Anti Federalist believed...

• There should be a weak central government

• There should be a powerful central government

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

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalists

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

The United States is too large to have a central government. People won’t know their leaders and will lose control over the government.

• Federalist

• Antifederalist

I wish for nothing more than good government and a constitution under which our liberties will be perfectly safe.  To preserve which, I think the wisest conduct will be to keep the staff of power . . .in our hands as much as possible, and not . . . give up a greater share of our liberties.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

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.

• Federalist

• Antifederalist