decide on a plan to use‚ the Federalists or Anti Federalists. The Federalists wanted a strong central form of government. The Anti Federalists wanted less power to the national government and more power to the states. Even though the rights of the people may have been secured in the constitution‚ the Anti Federalists had the best plan because the Federalists gave the national government too much power and the constitution had no clearly stated bill of rights. The Anti Federalist plan included having a
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called Anti-Federalists. They included primarily farmers and tradesmen and were less likely to be a part of the wealthy elite than were members of their opposition‚ who called themselves Federalists. The Anti-Federalists believed that each state should have a sovereign‚ independent government. Their leaders included some of the most influential figures in the nation‚ including PATRICK HENRY and GEORGE MASON‚ leading national figures during the Revolutionary War period. Many Anti-Federalists were local
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AP – Unit 2 – Test Bank These are a lot of review questions on material from last year. Refresh your brains. 1) The primary goal of the American Revolution was to A) establish a new political system B) create a new economic order C) institutionalize new social values based on equality D) restore rights the colonists felt were already theirs as British subjects 6) Right after the Revolutionary War‚ a dramatic change swept through the new country: A) a dramatic increase in democracy
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There were two political parties that were a products of the new uprising country; The Federalists and the Antifederalists. During the time‚ Congress was acting as the head of the government but only because as a country we lacked the legal structure of authority. In 1777‚ For Congress it was difficult to lay a new foundation of government in
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ones‚ this is shown in the new bill of rights‚ the constitution‚ the kentucky & Virginia resolution/s. The social changes that took place‚ although there were few‚ often tended to have an underlying political aspect‚ such as the formation of the Federalist and Republican parties. Economically‚ new invention became tools in aiding the new flourishing economy‚ agriculture in the north remained a vital part of daily life; the economy of America experienced little to no fundamental changes post-Revolution
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needed a strong central government but many feared of a central government with too much power. This called for a new constitution which caused great conflict between the Federalists and Anti-Federalist. The ones who supported the new form of government were called the Federalists. As shown in Document 1 the federalists believed that the Economy of the U.S was bad due to the Articles of Confederation. Dylan Gleeson The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 yet
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Jefferson and James Madison‚ were always characterized by following the strict construction of the constitution. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ were characterized by following the broad construction of the constitution. The presidencies of Jefferson and Madison proved this characterization to be somewhat accurate. Although the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists did support their own ideas and views‚ they also did many things that contradicted them. The Democratic Republicans
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Our government today is composed of two parties‚ the Democrats and the Republicans. During the founding of our country‚ it was very similar except the names of these parties were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists respectively. During that era‚ our second president‚ John Adams decided to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts. The “alien” part of the Alien and Sedition acts made it harder for immigrants to become citizens of the United States by a noticeable margin. The act made obtaining citizenship
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i am going to be talking about the united states political parties. There are two political parties in the United States of America and those two political parties are ‚ federalist and Anti-Federalist. Both of these political parties were made in the 1600’s ‚ which was a very long time ago. The Federalist and Anti-Federalist both have separate opinions about things ‚so they dont always agree. In fact ‚ever
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the Anti-Federalists Opposed to Ratifying the Constitution? In 1788‚ the ratification process began for the Constitution. Previously‚ in 1787‚ the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia drafted the document. It was signed by forty-two of the original fifty-five delegates at the convention. The remaining members refused to sign and returned to their states to stand firm against ratification. Those who did not agree with the ratification of the Constitution were known as anti-federalists. Those
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