Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist PDF

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Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Federalist ●

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Famous Federalists include: ○

Alexander Hamiton

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James Madison ( Future President )

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Called the ¨Father of the Constitution¨.

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John Jay

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John Adams ( Future President )

Federalists dislike the Articles of Confederation and want to replace it with the constitution.

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Limit the power of the states and grant it to the federal government instead.

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Do not believe that rights need to be outlined for the federal government to protect them.

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Desire a large central government.

The Federalists papers: ➢ A series of persuasive essays. ➢ Written by Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay. ➢ Written to convince people to ratify ( approve ) the Constitution. Anti-Federalists ●

Famous Anti-Federalists include: ○

Thomas Jefferson ( Future President )

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Patrick Henry

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Refused to attend the Constitutional Convention

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Samuel Adams

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George Mason

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Refused to sign the Constitution

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James Monroe ( Future President )

Amend the Articles of Confederation negating the need for a Constitution. Expand - the power of the states to be greater than the central government. Include - writings to protect the rights of citizens from the power of government. Keep - the size of the central government small....