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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.
Central power and less authorities
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)
Federalists believed that the best way to protect natural rights was through a strong centralized government that could maintain order and prevent tyranny. They argued that a system of checks and balances, along with a constitution, would safeguard individual liberties while ensuring that no single branch of government could become too powerful. By creating a representative democracy, they aimed to balance the interests of various factions and protect the rights of the minority against the potential tyranny of the majority.
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.