The argument of the federalists is that the constitution gave the nationalists the strong national government that had wanted. Federalists felt that the Constitution provided the necessary protection already and the Bill of Rights was unnecessary. Also, the Bill of Rights pointed out rights that the government didnt have, therefore outlining the powers the government didnt have gave the appearance that the government had more powers than it actually did.
promise of a bill of rights and compromise with anti-federalists
The federalists were supporters of the Constitution while the anti-federalists oppose the Constitution because of its lack of a Bill of Rights. Key federalists include Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and initially James Madison (changes to a republican (former anti-federalists) later on) Key anti-federalists include, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
federalists wanted the constitution to remainn in its origanal state without the bill of rights. anti federalists wanted the bill of rights
Bill of Rights
They included the Bill of Rights.
The main argument as to whether or not the Constitution should be ratified centered around the fact that it didn't contain a Bill of Rights. Federalists wanted a strong national government. Anti-federalists felt that without a Bill of Rights, the government would have too much power.
promise of a bill of rights and compromise with anti-federalists
The Anti-Federalists made the argument that a bill of rights was needed to preserve the freedom they had just won from the British government. The Anti-Federalists in general were not disposed to a strong central government. They feared it would gain too much power. The Bill of Rights is in the US Constitution as a backstop against the federal government giving itself too much power.
the anti-federalists were against the constitution and for them to agree with the federalist the federalists needed to add a bill of rights so the anti-federalists could agree with the philadelphia constitution
The Anti-Federalists like a weak government and wanted more power with the states. They were against ratification. They also were in favor of adding a Bill of Rights.
Anti-federalists opposed of having a strong govt. and wanted to keep the Bill of Rights while the federalists wanted a strong govt. and the U.S. Constitution so congress put the bill of rights inside the U.S. constitution. Your welcome =)
The federalists were supporters of the Constitution while the anti-federalists oppose the Constitution because of its lack of a Bill of Rights. Key federalists include Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and initially James Madison (changes to a republican (former anti-federalists) later on) Key anti-federalists include, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
federalists wanted the constitution to remainn in its origanal state without the bill of rights. anti federalists wanted the bill of rights
some people think that animals have rights to but others consider them less important than humans
The main issue that the federalists and anti-federalists disagreed upon was the Bill of Rights. The federalists believed that the people should just have the constitution, however the anti-federalists believed in making a bill of rights so the people could see what there rights were.
Ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were adopted to protect the rights of individuals.
Bill of Rights