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    Both the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists had much to say regarding the executive office. They disagreed fundamentally in the design of the executive. For the purpose of this paper, I will first discuss the Anti-Federalists worries found in Cato 5. I will then discuss the Federalists arguments for the executive and the types of power the executive needs to possess. I will then conclude with whom I think has the more convincing argument and why. In Cato 5 the Anti Federalists argued the language

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    satisfy the needs of all states, however not everyone liked the idea of it. The Anti-Federalists, being opposed to the Constitution, had a different opinion on how to run the government. The Federalists debated with them with the hopes of changing their minds, but they kept their opinions. The arguing had to continue throughout the states to decide which states wanted the Constitution put into use. The Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution gave the Federal Government, Congress, and the Executive

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    Two groups—Federalists and Antifederalists—had opposing views about the newly proposed Constitution and on how to construct a new form of government effectively. The Federalists, on one hand, desired a strong national government and the government run by educated citizens. The Federalists believed that it wasn’t necessary for the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights because the government would already have the duty to protect the rights of the people with what the Constitution already offered

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    between both the federalists and the anti-federalists. Both felt that government was necessary because ‘men were not “angels”’ (Bryner, Public Virtue and the Roots of American Government, 1987). However, they disagree on the size of government and the republic. The federalists wanted a large republic with a central government while the anti-federalist wanted a small republic with a state government. In this essay, I generally agree with the statements except the part where federalists were republicans

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    The Federalist Party was the first American political party. It originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican party within the executive and congressional branches of government during George Washington’s first administration. The Federalist Party was in power of the government for an extensive period of time until the defeat of President John Adams for reelection in 1800. The term federalist was first used in 1787 to describe the supporters of the newly written Constitution. Those supporters

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    signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. While this was a grand victory in American history, the colonists had much to do to resemble the democratic system that we see today. In 1786, Federalists began publishing their papers to local newspapers in regards to their desire for a stronger central government. Federalists wanted a swift ratification of the Constitution in order to resolve many of the states’ issues at the time. These problems mostly stemmed from lack of funds due to the governments inability

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    Federalists emphatically bolster a solid focal government. They trusted the constitution was precisely what the new nation required. The focal government was to have three separate branches. Likewise, they needed to frame a national bank and armed force. They had really needed to influence the country to develop and be effective so the following ages will succeed. While both the federalists and antifederalists needed the best for the nation, that did not mean both of their techniques would achieve

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    However, not everyone in the anti federalist group participated in preparing the speeches and doing research. Because there were 9 people in the group altogether we divided into groups of three so each group of three people could write one speech taking the role of an anti federalist character. Out of my individual group only two of the three people contributed, myself included. The third member did not contribute

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    One of the main differences between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists was that the Anti-Federalists believed in strict construction of the Constitution, which meant that the central government was not allowed to do more than what the Constitution said. While the Federalists believed in loose construction, which meant that the central government could do more than what was listed in the Constitution. One

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    The Anti-Federalists DBQ

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    years prior to that political parties started to form. The first political party ever were the Federalists. The Federalist were the people that supported the Constitution and believed in a strong central government. Soon after that a new group formed called the Anti-Federalists who also supported the Constitution, but a stricter interpretation of it focused towards strong states governments. The Anti-Federalists rallied behind Thomas Jefferson and soon changed their name to Democratic-Republicans. Political

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