State rights!
a strong central government
they decided to do the constitution
The conservative interpretation of the constitution is: the conservatives believed all that they worked for was being threatened by the government. The pgoressive interpretations believed that the constitution held enlightenment ideals (i.e. liberty) and that the document empowered regular people.
they believed in a system of checks and balances
Patrick Henry opposed the adoption of the Constitution because he did not support a strong central federal government. He saw this type of government as a way back to a monarchy. He believed that the Constitution would deprive individuals and states of their rights. While he never supported the Constitution he was instrumental in ensuring that the Bill of Rights was included in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, thereby restricting the powers of the federal government.
monroe writer of the constitution
The federalists are referred to as the supporters of the proposed Constitution.
a strong central government
He believed in the three branches of government that had checks and balances; essentially, what America has today.
He believed in the three branches of government that had checks and balances
He believed in the three branches of government that had checks and balances; essentially, what America has today.
They believed that the constitution needed a Bill of Rights to restrain the federal government.
Anti-Federalists believed that the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution was critical to the success of the new Federal Government.
Anti-Federalists believed that the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution was critical to the success of the new Federal Government.
Hamilton believed that the federal government could do as they needed to govern the country. He believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
federalists
federalists