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The anti-federalists were in favor of the Articles of Confederation as the law for the new government. If the Constitution was to be the law of the land, the anti=federalists insisted on a Bill of Rights.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Anti-Federalists believed, as the namesake suggests, opposite beliefs of the Federalists. Anti-federalists believed that the federal (national) government shouldn't be too big and generally believed in people's/states' rights.
One of their strongest arguments was for the Bill of Rights. Federalists argued that the Constitution was better off without a Bill of Rights and that such an addition would be bad for the people's/states' rights because they would think that those listed rights are their only rights (the compromise: the 9th and 10th amendments). The Anti-Federalists, on the contrary, saw that the Constitution didn't give enough rights to the people in the body of the Constitution, so they wanted explicit ones in the B.O.R.
Thomas Jefferson is a good example of an Anti-Federalist. They are generally more on the side of natural rights than civic virtue.
Could be classified (arguably) as more liberal than conservative because of the emphasis on the individual rather than big government.
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∙ 14y agothey wanted a weak central government.
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John smilie federalist or anti federalist?
John Smilie is an Anti-Federalist
How did the anti-federalists get the views out to the public?
They were distributed by pamphlets and in newspaper articles, just like the Federalist Papers.
How can the position held by Anti Federalist and Federalist be compared to modern society?
2 different political parties with opposite political views like the democrats and republicans of today
Who were the federalist and who were the Anti-federalist?
anti federalist are people who are against the constitution and federalist are people who want the constitution
What where the names of the anti federalist?
Thomas Jefferson was an Anti-federalist
Was Hugh Williamson an antifederalist?
Hugh Williamson was not an Anti Federalist. Although his views started to lean toward the Anti Federalist views, he was still considered a Federalist.
What were the views of the federalist and the anti-federalist?
they had an argument because there was no Bill of Rights and also the executive branch held too much power.
Would most likely support John C. Calhoun's views on nullification?
Anti-Federalist
Was Edmund randolph an anti-federalist?
He had views both for Federalist and Anti-Federalist. He did not sign the Constitution because it did not meet the Republican needs but later signed the ratification and changed his view.
John smilie federalist or anti federalist?
John Smilie is an Anti-Federalist
How did the anti-federalists get the views out to the public?
They were distributed by pamphlets and in newspaper articles, just like the Federalist Papers.
Was john smilie a federalist or a anti federalist?
He was an Anti-Federalist.
Was Patrick Henry a federalist or a anti federalist?
anti federalist
Was Patrick Henry anti-Federalist or Federalist?
Patrick Henry was an anti federalist
Is Patrick O’Neil a federalist or is he an anti federalist?
anti
Was john lansing jr a federalist or an anti federalist?
Anti-federalist
How can the position held by Anti Federalist and Federalist be compared to modern society?
2 different political parties with opposite political views like the democrats and republicans of today
