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What is a Federalist?

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A federalist is someone who supports a strong centralized government.

AnswerBack around the time of the Revolutionary War was being waged, the Constitutional convention was taking place. There were legislators who were in favor of a strong centralized government (Federalists) and there were those who were in favor of a limited federal government held accountable by its territories/states (Anti- Federalists).

List of Federalists:

John Hancock

Alexander Hamilton (New York)

John Jay (New York)

George Washington (Virginia)

John Adams (Massachusetts)

List of Anti-Federalists: George Mason (Virginia)

Edmund Randolph (Virginia)

Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)

Samuel Adams (Massachusetts)

Patrick Henry (Virginia)

Richard Henry Lee (Virginia)

Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution as it did not constrain the federal government from abusing it's power. Therefore the Bill of Rights was constructed.

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A federalist is someone who supports a strong centralized government.

AnswerBack around the time of the Revolutionary War was being waged, the Constitutional convention was taking place. There were legislators who were in favor of a strong centralized government (Federalists) and there were those who were in favor of a limited federal government held accountable by its territories/states (Anti- Federalists).

List of Federalists:

John Hancock

Alexander Hamilton (New York)

John Jay (New York)

George Washington (Virginia)

John Adams (Massachusetts)

List of Anti-Federalists: George Mason (Virginia)

Edmund Randolph (Virginia)

Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)

Samuel Adams (Massachusetts)

Patrick Henry (Virginia)

Richard Henry Lee (Virginia)

Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution as it did not constrain the federal government from abusing it's power. Therefore the Bill of Rights was constructed.

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