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Who wanted state governments to be stronger than the central government?
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What did the anti federalist ask for?
They wanted a weak Central Government, and stronger state governments. They opposed the ratification of the Constitution.
Did anti federalists want the states or central government to have more power?
Federalists favored the passage of the US Constitution. Anti-Federalists opposed passage because, among other things, they thought the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government at the expense of the state governments. So clearly the Federalists wanted stronger national government and the Anti-Federalists wanted a weaker national government (and, in a zero-sum game, stronger state governments). The ensuing discussion led to the Bill of Rights.
Why did people want state governments to be stronger than the national governments?
The people wanted the state governments to be stronger than the national governments because they had just escaped the rule of the British where there was a strong central government. But a weak national government didn't work out so, our founding fathers wrote the Constitution which we now live under today. I'm going to go further with this definition and tell you that Our founding fathers wanted a flexible Constitution that could easily change with the growing country.
The authors of the Articles of Confederation wanted to?
To strengthen the national government
What was a goal of the Anti-Federalists?
Keep the power in state governments, not in the federal government. They wanted a weak central government, with strong local leaders.
Who were the advocates of centralization and why did they want to alter or abolish the Articles of Confederation?
The Federalists wanted a strong central government. The Articles called for a weak central government with the confederation having their own governments.
Did the anti-federalist wanted the states to have powers or the federalists?
Federalists favored the passage of the US Constitution. Anti-Federalists opposed passage because, among other things, they thought the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government at the expense of the state governments. So clearly the Federalists wanted stronger national government and the Anti-Federalists wanted a weaker national government (and, in a zero-sum game, stronger state governments). The ensuing discussion led to the Bill of Rights.
How did the Americans such as George Washington react to the violence of Shays' Rebellion?
a. They wanted each state to become a separate nation. b. They wanted the powers of the central government reduced c. They wanted the Articles of Confederation revised. d. they wanted to reunite with England. Do you C the answer?
Who wanted a strong government?
The Federalists wanted a strong central government.
Federalists wanted a strong what?
The federalist wanted a strong Federal/Central government.
What was the nationalist group who wanted a stronger government?
Federalists.
How did the shays rebellion lead to a change in the US?
Shays's Rebellion would change the opinion in favor of those who wanted the Constitution to structure a stronger central government.
