Anti-Federal Government Benefits
Two different plans were devised in a convention. The Federalists, the majority, implemented the Virginia plan, a statewide government based on the population. “The federalists supported the constitution and preferred a strong national government,” (pg. 57). The Anti-Federalists supported the New Jersey plan, where each state gets the same amount of representation. “The Anti-Federalist opposed the constitution and preferred a decentralized federal government; they took their name by default, in reaction to their better –organized opponents,” (pg. 57). Both parties agreed that government should be limited, but they disagreed on what the limits should be. I believe the Federalists will serve better with a government with broad powers that has
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It didn’t have an executive branch to execute the laws and it didn’t have a nationwide court system to explicate them. A congress was the only representation of the national government, but it could not do force the states to act against their will. This was partly because it was called a confederacy, which gives power to the states. The American colonists did not like a strong national government because of the British. This led to a lack of centered leadership, an economic disorder, and a lack of ability. The colonists fought hard with the little power for the legacy we have today. Today, we have the power, but yet so many incompetent events are taking place. America is propelling away from the constitution. “Reports have documented this steady decline in civic understanding. In 1998, the Department of Education found that 75 percent of high school seniors were ‘not proficient in civics; one third lacked even a basic comprehension of how the government operates, while only 9 percent could give two reasons why citizens should participate in the democratic,’” (pg. 86). Its people are currently frustrated with the government. Some do not even know the basic structure of how it operates. Most people today refuse to compromise, in order to look perfect or just not to look
It didn’t have an executive branch to execute the laws and it didn’t have a nationwide court system to explicate them. A congress was the only representation of the national government, but it could not do force the states to act against their will. This was partly because it was called a confederacy, which gives power to the states. The American colonists did not like a strong national government because of the British. This led to a lack of centered leadership, an economic disorder, and a lack of ability. The colonists fought hard with the little power for the legacy we have today. Today, we have the power, but yet so many incompetent events are taking place. America is propelling away from the constitution. “Reports have documented this steady decline in civic understanding. In 1998, the Department of Education found that 75 percent of high school seniors were ‘not proficient in civics; one third lacked even a basic comprehension of how the government operates, while only 9 percent could give two reasons why citizens should participate in the democratic,’” (pg. 86). Its people are currently frustrated with the government. Some do not even know the basic structure of how it operates. Most people today refuse to compromise, in order to look perfect or just not to look