The federalists were for a large national government. They believed that the wealthy and well-educated people would be able to make better decisions for the country than the people (states).
The group that was considered to be made up of radicals were the anti-federalists. They pushed for more power for the states and a weak central government.
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.
The Federalists were in favor of ratifying the Constitution because they wanted a strong central government; the Anti-Federalists were opposed because they supported decentralized power and greater individual and States' rights. The Anti-Federalists in some states had enough power to force the Federalists to compromise by withholding their ratification until the Federalists agree to add the Bill of Rights. Eventually, all thirteen original states ratified the Constitution.
Some Anti--Federalists opposed the Constitution because they felt a stronger government would essentially be a pseudo-monarchic power and reduce the power of states, localities, and individuals. Anti-Federalists also felt the Constitution made government too centralized.
The Federalists wished to grant some definite power to the new American government, which would enable them to manage their own affairs without having to beg the various states to go along. The anti-Federalists feared that the government might use its powers to eliminate the liberties of the people. They finally agreed on a Bill of Rights, incorporated into the Constitution itself. The Federalists had protested that since the Constitution didn't give the Federal government power to perform some actions, that the government wouldn't be able to do that; the anti-Federalists wanted explicit guarantees. So the Anti-federalists gained specific rights for the people, rights that the Federalists had said were never in any danger. History has proven that the Anti-Federalists were correct, and the Federalists were naive in the extreme; government ALWAYS gathers more powers than its founders had intended.
Anti-federalists believed in the states having power with a weak government!
The biggest conflicts in the drafting of the United States Constitution and setting up the government were between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Federalists wanted a stronger central government, with less power reserved for the states.
Central power and less authorities
Because the new constitution would give the central government more power then it did under the articles of confederation, and the federalists wanted a government with more power then its states.
The Federalists Papers tried to reassure Americans that the new federal government would not over power the states.
it raised the power of the government by a lot. and therefore reducing the states power
it raised the power of the government by a lot. and therefore reducing the states power
The group that was considered to be made up of radicals were the anti-federalists. They pushed for more power for the states and a weak central government.
Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists believed in the importance of protecting individual liberties and limiting the power of government. They disagreed on how to achieve this goal, with Federalists advocating for a strong central government and Anti-Federalists favoring more power for the states.
The Anti-Federalists like a weak government and wanted more power with the states. They were against ratification. They also were in favor of adding a Bill of Rights.
Anti-federalists and the increase the power of the central government?
The power to expel immigrants from the United States is implied in the Constitution.