Essay On Anti Federalists

During the time of when the constitution was being created, there was a big debate between being an anti-federalist or being a federalist. If I were alive when the debate was going on, I would consider myself as an anti-federalist. Anti-federalists think that the national government had too much power and that states should have more power. They worked hard to get states more rights. The Bill of Rights to anti-federalists was important to the Constitution to promise individual rights. The Bill of Rights made a big impact on citizens and future citizens.

Federalist were people who wanted to ratify the Constitution as soon as possible. They believe in having a strong federal government by removing power from the states. Federalist No. 51 states, "In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates." …show more content…
They wouldn't ratify the Constitution until it did. Although anti-federalists have the word "anti" in it, it doesn't mean that they are against the Constitution. or the federal government. They didn't want the federal government to be too strong. Foreign Wars, Civil Wars, and Indian Wars—Three Bugbears states, "As long as we can preserve our unalienable rights, we are in safety.” Meaning that all they wanted was to protect our individual rights. New Constitution Creates a National Government, Will not Abate Foreign Influence, Dangers of Civil War and Despotism states, “If the body of the people will not govern themselves, and govern themselves well too, the consequence is unavoidable—a FEW will, and must govern them. Then it is that government becomes truly a government by force only, where men relinquish part of their natural rights to secure the rest, instead of an union of will and force, to protect all their natural rights, which ought to be the foundation of every rightful social compact.” Meaning that a main point for anti-federalists was