SS 7 C 1 8 Federalist vs AntiFederalist

SS. 7. C. 1. 8 Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Essential Question: What is the purpose of government?

Guiding Question What were the viewpoints of the Federalists and Anti. Federalists regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

Guided Notes #1 What is a Constitution? A written plan for the government. Guided Notes #2 What is the name of the first constitution? Articles of Confederation (states have all the power)

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Guided Notes #3 What are the two groups arguing over? Guided Notes #4 Which group SUPPORTED the ratification of the new constitution? Which group was AGAINST the ratification of the new constitution?

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Guided Notes #3 What are the two groups arguing over? The ratification of the new U. S. Constitution Guided Notes #4 Which group SUPPORTED the ratification of the new constitution? Federalist: They felt the country needed to have a stronger central/national government (give the national government more power than it had under the Articles of Confederation) Which group was AGAINST the ratification of the new constitution? Anti-Federalist: They were afraid of the national government becoming too strong.

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Guided Notes #5 Compromise/Solution to the argument over the ratification of the U. S. Constitution Bill of Rights: List of rights that belong to the citizens

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Guided Notes #6 Compare the views of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist about the ratification of the U. S. Constitution.

Power between the states and national government Federalist Anti-Federalist The national government would have enumerated (listed) powers that would protect all the people no matter which state they live in. Give the national government more power. Too much power would be taken from the states; a federal system was too new and untested.

Enumerated listing of individual rights Federalist By not listing specific rights in the Constitution, the people were protected better than they would be if the Founders tried to list all the rights they could possibly think of. They might leave something out, and that could be dangerous for the people. Eventually agreed to add the rights. Anti-Federalist The Constitution needed a specific listing of rights to protect the people from the national government.

Legislative Powers Federalist Anti-Federalist The necessary and proper clause/elastic clause would allow Congress to respond to the needs of all the people. The necessary and proper clause/elastic clause would give too much power to Congress would use the necessary and proper clause/elastic clause to abuse its power.

Powers of the national government Federalist Anti-Federalist Separation of powers and checks and balances protected the people from any branch of government becoming too strong. Separation of powers and checks and balances would not do enough to protect the people from any branch of government becoming too strong. The national government would still have too much power.

The country needed to be united Federalist The Constitution would better unite the country than the Articles of Confederation. Anti-Federalist The nation could be united with the states would keep their individual identities.