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The Federalists believed that the best form of government was a government divided between the state and national levels, with a strong central (national) government. This is the system we have used since the Constitution was written and ratified.
john Locke believed the best form of government was democracy.
The anti-federalists feared that the federal government would have too much power, and that states would have too little power. George Mason was a prominent anti-federalist.
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Aristotle believed a democracy was the best form of government ruled by the middle class. Plato did not believe average people were intelligent enough to make decisions about government.
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The Federalists believed that the best form of government was a government divided between the state and national levels, with a strong central (national) government. This is the system we have used since the Constitution was written and ratified.
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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.
Aristotle believed a democracy was the best form of 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)
john Locke believed the best form of government was democracy.
Yes Federalists supported a large government while Anti-Federalists favored a smaller more local government The debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists wasn't about "big" vs "small" government, it was about WHERE government should be. That is, generally speaking, Anti-Federalists were for very big (i.e. lots of power) governments at the state and local levels, with a minimal federal government, while Federalists favored a strong, complex, and thus much larger, federal government, with state governments having much less power.