Compare And Contrast The Contributions Of Anti-Federalist And Anti Federalists

Federalists thought that stronger federal government was needed because at the time, the government was carrying significant amount of financial problems and also having trouble to deal with aggressive actions of other countries. They believed that the nation may not survive without having stronger national government and that separating the basic powers of governments into states will fail the unity as one nation. Anti-Federalists believed that the constitution would take away too much power from state and local governments. They argued that the nation is too large for national government to look after each problem or concerns of people on a state. Federalists argued that the original context of the Constitution did not include the bill
of rights. They wanted to assure their rights of the protection for certain basic liberties, such as freedom of speech and trial by jury.