Arguments Against Federalism

Most Americans did not trust the new government that was in place, but the Anti-Federalist was really skeptical of the government in general and strong national government. So in not trusting the government they did not approve of the new constitution. They were afraid it created a government that the people could not manage. Many notable Americans were Anti-Federalists. Some of the creators of the Anti-Federalist papers included George Mason and Elbridge Gerry. Both were present the Philadelphia Convention but had declined to sign the constitution. The Anti-Federalist believed that the Constitution had many imperfections. The Anti-Federalist believed the Constitution should have been constructed in a more public place and not behind closed

Once again, I would definitely support the anti-federalists. Allowing states to have more power is better than having a centralized government having too much power. All the federalists wanted was to ratify the Constitution and never even gave thought to the people that make up their country. The anti-federalists were for the people, as in they wanted a Bill of Rights whereas the federalists thought it was dangerous.

The Federalists wanted a strong central government, I feel that the Bill of Rights helps strengthen the government by giving it structure and giving it a backbone so it could grow as the nation grows. This is why I felt that the Anti-Federalists held a stronger position in debate. The Constitution is an important document for the condition of the nation, but the Bill of Rights, and the freedom of the people, is equally as

During 1787 to 1789, I believe that it would have been better to side with the anti-federalists because they believed in a more free form of government. The anti-federalists would rather live an agrarian lifestyle instead of being so uptight with their government standing over them. They also believed that the Constitution was lacking bill of rights which is the most important thing that it should obtain. The last thing that they argued that would help us be more free was for the government to not have just one president but many leaders so that the people's voice would be heard.

The position Anti-Federalist is the best choose for me because Anti-Federalist believed the government didn’t equally divide the powers among the courts. They also believed the constitution give too much power to the federal court at the damage of the state and local courts. Anti-Federalist didn’t want to break down federalism they want to make improvements to the courts give more power into the states hands. I agreed with the constitution but after the Bill of rights was added on later was key to the whole thing. The bill of rights was a big Soul in our natural rights our country would be very different without it.

Anti-Federalists and Federalists were opinionated groups who tried to sway Americans about the Constitution. Anti-Federalists opposed developing a federal government, and they did not want to ratify the Constitution. Instead, they wanted the state governments to keep the power. The Federalists disagreed because they wanted a government that was stronger on the national level and that had the Constitution to manage tensions and debts from the Revolution. They both differed in many ways, but one way that they were similar was because they had an impact on the way the Constitution was written.

After reading our textbook chapters for this week's assignment I was lucky to learn about the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.The establishment of the US Constitution was brought with a heated debate concerning the future of our nation.These certain debates basically led to the establishment of two of the opposing camps.One of the opposing camps was the Federalists however,there opposing opponent was the Anti-Federalist.Both of their agruments concerns the role of our national government and its power over the interest of the general public.However,they both stood on a totally different ground.The Anti-Federalists agrued that they couldn't

The anti federalists favored a government that granted more power to the states because they also believed in an economy based on agriculture and farming. Additionally, they thought that there was no need to make a Constitution, and that the Articles of Confederation should be improved, not replaced. And fearing that the government would abuse their power and neglect the rights of the people, they were against a strong central government.

Anti-federalists and federalists were formed when the Constitution required ratification from 9 states. The federalists intended affect was to grant secure rights for every American. The anti-federalists didn’t believe that the Constitution granted right to everyone and there was no point in accepting the Constitution if it had to be amended. (¶2 Reasons for not signing the Constitution) The anti-federalists wanted to maintain the power of the states because they thought that a strong central government would control too much of the citizens’ rights. The effect that the Federalists wanted was a strong central government for a new country, they eventually won the fight and managed to ratify the Constitution.

While the anti-Federalists believed the Constitution and formation of a National Government would lead to a monarchy or aristocracy, the Federalists vision of the country supported the belief that a National Government based on the Articles of the Confederation was inadequate to support an ever growing and expanding nation.

State rights are what the Anti-federalists wanted the most, since they believed that each state would be able to govern themselves as they see fit. They saw the federal government as something unnecessary, and that it would just reduce the amount of rights that each of the states could have. It took the Bill of Rights' tenth amendment, unlisted rights are subject to be defined by the states, to get most anti-federalists to come to an agreement on the Constitution.

You are an Anti-Federalist. You are deciding whether or not you should support the ratifying the Constitution. What side shall you appoint? Well, you could support it and have protected citizens’ rights, a three-branch government, and a new and improved system. However, you could oppose the supporting of the Constitution and not have any of those improved rights. I believe that you should support it because it is very beneficial to America’s growth and success. That’s what I think, anyways. Why, you ask? Well, keep reading and I’ll show you.

The Anti-Federalist put up a long and hard fight, however, they were not as organized as the Federalists. While the Anti- Federalist had great concerns about the Constitution and National government, the Federalist had good responses to combat these concerns. The Federalist were and for the Constitution and feel the Article of Confederation were not worth ratifying, these should be scrapped altogether. They felt that the Articles limited the power of congress, because congress had to request cooperation from the states. Unlike the Anti-Federalist, the Federalist organized quickly, had ratifying conventions, and wrote the Federalist papers to rebut the Anti- Federalist arguments.

The Anti-Federalists argued that their form of government was more effective. They argued many points that were reasonable. Brutus wrote that he feared that our government would be controlled by a group of elites, and he thought that these elites would abuse the people’s rights by just doing what would only benefit them. Brutus thought once the elites started running our country, that they would be in power for a long time and no one could change their minds on certain views. (Brutus 1).

Federalism is a system of government that divides power between a national government and a regional government with the use of a constitution. Throughout the United States history, federalism has played a significant role in the constitution and the system of government adopted by the United States of America. Federalism has also changed throughout the course of America's history to fit the constitution and the government.