Sebastian Butler Essays (254 words) - United States, Time

Sebastian Butler Mr. Hosman AP Government 6 October 2016 Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist The U.S Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. The supporters' of the Constitution were the Federalist. Their name implied a commitment to a loose, decentralized system of government. Unlike the Federalist, the Anti-Federalist, were the total opposite. They were opposed to the creation of a stronger federal government and later opposed the ratification of the Constitution. The Federalist wanted a stronger national government and promoted economic growth and relations with Great Britain. The Anti-Federalist did not want a stronger national government and instead wanted a stronger state government. The Federalist wanted an indirect election of officials and longer terms for the officials. The Anti-Federalist wanted direct election of officials with shorter terms. The Federalist also wanted to have a government by the elite and to have weaker state governments. The Anti-Federalist disagreed with that and wanted a government that was ruled by the common man and wanted the state governments to have more power. Finally the Federalist expected a few violations of individual liberties, which the Anti-Federalist wanted to strengthen the protection for individual liberties of the people. This is why the Federalist were for the New Constitution and why the Anti-Federalist were against it. It supported the strong national governmen t and the indirect election of officials with few protected liberties of the people, which the Anti-Federalist totally disagreed with it and were against the Constitution.