The Federalist was the supporters of the Constitution. The Federalists were also informed that the problems of the country in the 1780s caused from the weaknesses of the central government created by the Articles of Confederation. “The Constitution was required in order to safeguard the liberty and independence that the American Revolution had created. The federalist role was defending the social gains of the revolution. “As James Madison, one of the great Federalist leaders later explained, the Constitution was designed to be a "republican remedy for the diseases most incident to republican government”. (Federalist L22) Madison was favor in of Bill of Rights as Madison stated “I have always been in favor of a bill of rights... At the same
