Anti-federalists thought that the Constitution did not contain enough guarantees of the rights of individual citizens. They were instrumental in having the Bill of Rights added as the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
· The Federalist position on the adoption of the Constitution was the argument of the difficulties facing the Republic which could be overcome only by the new government based on the proposed Constitution.
The writing and adoption of the Constitution coincided with the emergence of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist political parties.
The Federalist Papers
When the Constitution was written there were two groups of thought about running a government. There were the Federalist and the anti Federalist. Just as the names suggest the Federalist wanted a strong central government while the anti Federalist wanted a weaker central government and more power for states rights.
Ratification- Federalist Anti-ratification- anti-federalist
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anti federalist
It did not includ the Bill of Rights.
federalist papers
The purpose of the Federalist Papers was to advocate for the ratification of the US Constitution. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787.
· The Federalist position on the adoption of the Constitution was the argument of the difficulties facing the Republic which could be overcome only by the new government based on the proposed Constitution.
anti federalist are people who are against the constitution and federalist are people who want the constitution
The writing and adoption of the Constitution coincided with the emergence of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist political parties.
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist papers
The federalist supported the Constitution and the anti-federalist supported the Articles of confederation