Supporting The Federalist 's Constitution

According to Eric Foner in his book “Give Me Liberty!”, there were major arguments against the Constitution put forth by the anti-federalists. The anti-federalists were opponents of ratification who insisted that the Constitution shifted the balance between liberty and power too far in the direction of the latter. Basically their main belief was that a too powerful central government is a threat to liberty and will continue to influence American political culture.

The world hasn't changed in the sense that we will always be divided on the way we believe our country should be run. That is no different today than it was in the 1700's. On one hand, the Federalist supported the US. Constitution as it was. They were known for their dedicated support of a strong national government, instead of state power. The Federalists also campaigned for their relationship with Britain. Under the pseudonym, Publius, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote The Federalist Papers with the purpose to advocate for the ratification of the United States Constitution.

In the late 1700s, the United States had began to split into two factions: Federalists and Antifederalists. Factions are groups of citizens united by a common interest. The reasoning behind the differing views of how the government works across the world was best said by Locke “Men are equal in a natural sense, but society establishes many dimensions that are unequal”. (Barbour and Wright, 2017). In the states, Federalists wanted a strong central government while anti-federalists wanted a weak one. “The Georgians, for example, wanted a strong central authority to provide military protection for their huge, underpopulated state against the Creek Confederacy; Jerseymen and Connecticuters wanted to escape from economic bondage to New York; the Virginians hoped to establish a system which would give that great state its rightful place in the councils of the republic” (Roche, 800). The one thing they agreed on was having George Washington as president. George Washington tried to be a neutral leader of the United States and suggested for the states to stay together rather than divide into factions. “Thomas Jefferson is credited as stating: “North and South will hang together if they have you to hang on””(Jamison, 2016).

I was surprised that I actually agreed with what the Anti-federalist had to say. I found it to be more dense and harder then the federalist number ten. Once I found a good source and was able to understand what the points they are trying to make were, I found that I liked the views they stand for. I liked the idea of more representatives instead of just one for the whole nation. If each state had their own representative they would be able to better represent the interests of those people. Also they wouldn’t have to do so much damage control if each state was taking care of by their own specific representative. If each state had control over whom and what they taxed, they could better control the economy of that state. The people would feel

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

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.

During the Revolutionary war, America was under a government called the Articles of Confederation. Fearing a tyrannical ruler, the Articles gave states more power than the National Government. However, it became apparent that the Articles were not functioning properly, as the economy and wealth of America plummeted. At one point, a mob of Massachusetts farmers rebelling into what would be called Shays rebellion. Our current government, the Constitution, was the solution to the chaos created by the Articles. The Constitution was a necessary change for the success of the United states, because it addressed taxes, law enforcement, and court systems.

After the Revolutionary war, the thirteen American Colonies needed a government to replace the British System. The founding Fathers’ first attempt for governance was founded around the Articles of Confederation. In the Article of Confederation it called for a confederacy, which placed sovereign power in the hands of the states. The American government began to be based on powerful state government, and the article of confederation became ineffective at governing American states. The main cause of the ineffective was the lack of a strong central government. This led to economic disorganization, lack of central leadership, and legislative inefficiency. The Articles of Confederation were America 's first failure at government (Brackemyre, 2015).

Having a strong government is essential for a working republic but instead we had a weak one. When the Continental Congress took initiative in 1777 it wanted a lasting and unifying government. Citizens were already debating how much authority each state government would get and who decided about taxes and so forth. When the Articles of Confederation was ratified in 1781 it created a frail confederation of the 13 states basically a strong friendship between the states. There was no separate

The Revolutionary War declared America’s independence from Great Britain, which led to the implementation of the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777. The government under the Articles of Confederation was extremely weak and did not have the power to enforce laws. The articles of confederation were ratified in 1781 due to many problems such as no separation of power and very limit powers are given to Congress. The ratification divided the people according to their political views, that division of people is known as federalists and anti-federalists. Federalist wanted a stronger central government opposed to the anti-federalist who wanted a weak central government.

This did not provide a strong federal government and that's how the U.S. Constitution came to be proposed. The U.S. Constitution introduced three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. Along with the three branches of government came a system of checks and balances which was put in place to ensure no single branch would have too much power over the others, (History.com Staff, 2009,The U.S. Constitution). This was significant to add since the colonists' of America were all too familiar with Great Britain having too much power.   THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE  The Declaration of Independence, written on July 4th 1776, is compiled of key points of which our government and American identities are based upon and how these principles do not align with the oppression and principles set forth upon us by Great Britain and King George III.

During the years right after the revolutionary war, the development of the American government was stomped by a clash between two contrasting political perspectives. The Federalist Party, which wanted a strong central government, was led by Alexander Hamilton. On the other hand, the Anti-Federalist Party, which opposed a strong central government, was led by Patrick Henry. Essentially, the anti-federalists believed a constitution would give too much power to the national power government and feared this would create a government reminiscent to the previous tyrannical oppressive British government. The Federalists and Anti-Federalists did eventually make a compromise where the Anti-Federalists agreed they would vote for the ratification of the

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 Constitution placed a great deal of power back into the hands of a strong, central government much like that of a monarchy. “The extraordinarily powerful national government that emerged from Philadelphia possessed far more than the additional congressional powers that were required to solve the United States’ difficulties” (Wood 151). The U.S. government was extremely revolutionary though, in the way that it viewed and handled sovereignty. “Unlike the British in relation to their House of Commons, the American people never surrendered to any political institution…their full and final sovereign power” (Wood 160). Throughout the entire American struggle to establish a suitable government, the citizens maintained their ability to influence policy in a way that the British never could.

The Federalists are supporting the constitution. The reason for the Federalists supporting the constitution is because it has a really strong base, in which the base is made of the people and the support. The first federalist papers were published on 1787, and nine states have already ratified the new constitution. The Federalists are favored toward the constitution and a strong government. The Federalists are Americans like George Washington, James Madison, Edmund Randolph, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. Unlike the Anti-Federalists, who are against the constitution.