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    perspectives. The Federalist Party, which wanted a strong central government, was led by Alexander Hamilton. On the other hand, the Anti-Federalist Party, which opposed a strong central government, was led by Patrick Henry. Essentially, the anti-federalists believed a constitution would give too much power to the national power government and feared this would create a government reminiscent to the previous tyrannical oppressive British government. The Federalists and Anti-Federalists did eventually

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    Amendments also known as The Bill of Rights, the Federalist and Anti-Federalist are two political groups who viewed the government differently. The Federalist felt that the Constitution needed to stay the same, but the Anti-Federalist felt that change was needed to give the people most or at least more power. They felt that amendments now known as the Bill of Rights should be added to the Constitution. Something else I learned was that The Federalist wanted a loose interpretation of the laws. This

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    the early years of the United States, two opposing groups emerged, each with divergent visions for the newly formed nation: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. These factions played pivotal roles in shaping the modern democracy we know today through their debates, compromises, and contributions to the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The Federalists, led by prominent figures such as Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, advocated for a strong central government.

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    the Constitution was written between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalists beliefs about the protection of individual rights and the role of government. The first major argument was about if the Constitution was sufficient enough to protect basic human rights. The Federalists believed the Constitution supported and provided enough protection of human rights. While on the other hand, the Anti-Federalist did not believe the same idea. The Anti-Federalists believed the Constitution did not provide

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    of degrees hence the two groups that were formed: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Modifications can sometimes be a good thing, both Federalists and Anti-Federalists had their opinions but they all needed to reach an agreement to uphold the Constitution because being unified is better than being independent – their nation was falling apart and modifications were needed within the government. The group who called themselves Federalists were the ones who supported the idea of this

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    Constitution: Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists were against ratifying it, while the Federalists were dead set on trying to ratify the constitution. One of the major issues constantly being debated between these two parties was the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. The Federalists thought this addition was unnecessary, because they believed that the Constitution would only have limitations on the government, instead of limiting the people. While the Federalists thought the inclusion

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    the acceptance of the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton and other Framers began to write essays in the local newspapers praising it. These letters were called the Federalist Papers. In contrast, a group of men who were opposed to the ratification of the Constitution and the new form of government wrote letters called the Anti-Federalist Papers. This is considered by some to be the first two political parties in the United States. These two sets of essays helped to persuade the people of the United

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    was over the approval of the Constitution in 1787. Those who supported the Constitution were known as Federalist, a person who advocates and supports a system of government in which several states unite under a Central authority. Those who opposed the approval of the Constitution in favor of small localized government were known as Anti Federalists. Both the Federalists and the Anti Federalists were concerned with the protection of liberty. However, they disagreed over whether or not a strong national

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    Federalists were the people who wanted a stronger national government along with the ratification of the constitution. They believed it would help manage the dept that was caused by the American revolution. Opposite to that an Anti-Federalists were the people who opposed a strong national government and the ratification of the constitution. Instead they wanted the power to stay within the hands of the state and local governments. Federalists felt that the U.S would be stronger if we had a central

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    different groups, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. They believed in completely different ideas, as inferred from their names. Federalists were supporters of the Constitution, while Anti-Federalists were opposed to it. Both arguments had a strong rationale behind them, but I believe that the Federalists had a stronger perspective. Both arguments were justified with past experiences and facts, but without the Federalists, our country would not be where it is now. Federalists were followers of the

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