Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist
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- Alexander Hamilton, FEDERALIST
- John Hancock,ANTI-FEDERALIST
- Ex: Hamilton believed that the new plan did a fine job at outlining and limiting the powers of new central gov., and it reserved many powers for the states. Best protect individual citizens' rights and freedom.
- "...The constitution gives the federal gov. just a few powers that are vary will defined."
- Ex: Hancock and many anti-federalists preferred a weak central gov. because they equated a strong gov. with British tyranny. They also fought against the creation of a strong national gov.
- "The states should respectively have laws, courts, force, and revenues of their own sufficient for their own security; they ought to be fit to keep house on alone if necessary."
- Ex: Federalists generally believed that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary in a gov. of delegated powers. Federalist thought a Bill of Rights was even dangerous. He feared that it could restrict the freedom of the people.
- "the Constitution is itself in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose."
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- “indispensably necessary to save our country from ruin.… I give my assent to the Constitution in full confidence that the amendments proposed will soon become a part of the system.”
- Ex: Anti-Federalists believed that a list of rights is necessary to include in order to protect the rights.
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