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What characteristics of government would the federalists and their supporters have favored?
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Favored ratification of the constitution and favored a strong national government?
You would probably be best served to look up a list of prominent Federalists. The Federalists were almost always supporters of the Constitution, and always supporters of "big government" (a strong federal control over the States). Here are a few big names: •Washington (1st President) •Adams (2nd President) •Hamilton (Washington's cabinet)
Federalists favored ratification of the Constitution because they?
Federalists favored the ratification of the Constitution because they believed that a strong central government was needed. The federalists were generally wealthy individuals, that were opposed to anarchy.
Did the federalists favored a strong national government?
Yes, that is why they are called Federalist. They wanted a strong central government.
What group believe in a strong central government?
The Federalists believed in a strong federal government.
What was the major issue of disagreement?
the major issue was the federalists versus the anti-federalists. Two opposing groups with differing views on how the government should be run. Kinda like the democrats and republicans today. Federalists favored a stronger national government and the anti-federalists favored a weaker federal goverment, more power for the state governments.
Did federalists believe that farmers would be great leaders in the government?
No they didnt. The they favored business men and merchants. The democrats favored the farmers.
Who favored constitution?
federalists!
People in faver of a strong national government?
If referring to the delegates in the Constitutional Convention, those who preferred a stronger national government were called Federalists and those who favored states' rights were called Anti-Federalists.
What do federalists believe in?
stood for is a strong national government, and they thought it would be good to have the government rule everything. The were obsessed with the power, that a group of ANTI-Federalists formed a rebel against the Federalists.
Which one Federalists or anti federalist favored ratification of the new constitution?
Federalists.
What were the Federalists for?
Federalists believed that the country should be ruled by "the best people"-educated, wealthy, public-spirited men like themselves. Federalists favored a strong national government, with power to those who where wealthy and well-educated.
What were the positions of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
Federalists were for a strong federal government and didn't think that the Bill of Rights is necessary for the government to run without corruption. Anti-federalists thought that the Constitution didn't properly protect their rights like a Bill of Rights would do. However, in the end the Federalists let the anti-federalists have the Bill of Rights.
