Federalist vs Antifederalist
Nha Vo Dr. Jason J. Blazevic
POLS 1100 June 10th 2013 Antifederalist vs. Federalist After declaring our country is free from Great Britain, our founding fathers wanted to create a democracy based government where tyranny would essentially be diminished. The founding fathers soon find themselves agree to disagree, divided in different opinion on how the government should be created, so they separated themselves into two political groups: the Federalist and the Antifederalist. The Federalist Party believed in a strong central government. According to the Federalist point of view, the government should be powerful enough to provide protection against external and internal threats but also is limited enough to prevent tyranny. The Antifederalist favored a strong state government and a weak national government. The Antifederalist was also opponents of the constitution proposed at the American Constitution Convention of 1787. They opposed the Constitution because they thought the constitution would give the country an entirely new and untested form of government. The fact that our Constitution is still effective function after two hundred years has proven that the Federalist’s beliefs are what is best for the people of the United States. The Articles of Confederations, the Supremacy Clause, and the Fourteen Amendment are some of the few tenets that provide the best examples of why the Federalist is a better party for the people of the United States than the Antifederalist. The Article of Confederation was created in 1777 and it was ratified by all states in 1781. The Antifederalist heavily favored the document due to fact that the Article of Confederation was primarily concern with setting limits on the central government, while placing majority of the powers into the hand of the States. The Article of Confederation lasted as the US constitution for twelve years. The reasons for the failure of The Articles of Confederation lies within the beliefs of the
POLS 1100 June 10th 2013 Antifederalist vs. Federalist After declaring our country is free from Great Britain, our founding fathers wanted to create a democracy based government where tyranny would essentially be diminished. The founding fathers soon find themselves agree to disagree, divided in different opinion on how the government should be created, so they separated themselves into two political groups: the Federalist and the Antifederalist. The Federalist Party believed in a strong central government. According to the Federalist point of view, the government should be powerful enough to provide protection against external and internal threats but also is limited enough to prevent tyranny. The Antifederalist favored a strong state government and a weak national government. The Antifederalist was also opponents of the constitution proposed at the American Constitution Convention of 1787. They opposed the Constitution because they thought the constitution would give the country an entirely new and untested form of government. The fact that our Constitution is still effective function after two hundred years has proven that the Federalist’s beliefs are what is best for the people of the United States. The Articles of Confederations, the Supremacy Clause, and the Fourteen Amendment are some of the few tenets that provide the best examples of why the Federalist is a better party for the people of the United States than the Antifederalist. The Article of Confederation was created in 1777 and it was ratified by all states in 1781. The Antifederalist heavily favored the document due to fact that the Article of Confederation was primarily concern with setting limits on the central government, while placing majority of the powers into the hand of the States. The Article of Confederation lasted as the US constitution for twelve years. The reasons for the failure of The Articles of Confederation lies within the beliefs of the