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The Federalist were important because they helped to enlighten the public about a need for a constitution. The Federalists papers were written as a response to the anti-Federalist who were in disagreement over the newly created Constitution because it did not contain a bill of rights. By taking into consideration the concerns of the Federalists, the framers were able to construct The Constitution, which contains a Bill of Rights
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The Federalist were important because they helped to enlighten the public about a need for a constitution. The Federalists papers were written as a response to the anti-Federalist who were in disagreement over the newly created Constitution because it did not contain a Bill of Rights. By taking into consideration the concerns of the Federalists, the framers were able to construct The Constitution, which contains a Bill of Rights
The antifederalist argued over state rights versus the federal rights with the federalist.
The Federalist
It lacked the Bill of Rights
They wanted a Bill of Rights, guaranteeing personal rights to the citizens (speech, religion, etc.). See Wikipedia search: 'Bill of Rights'.
the Federalist were all for the constitution and the anti-federalist were against it because they thought it needed a bill of rights to protect individual rights!
The federalist objected to the Bill of Rights because they believed it gave the government enough power, but not to much to prevent tyranny.
The Bill of Rights is referred to as anti-federalist legacy because it takes away and limits the rights of its citizens. It provides an overall security of certain rights but does not guarantee others.
No, he thought quite the opposite. As a Federalist, Hamilton believed that a strong, centralized government that could unify the people was more important than securing individual rights.
The Anti-Federalist advocated for the Bill of Rights. The Federalist were against including a bill of rights until Jefferson convinced Madison that "half a loaf is better than no bread".