Compare And Contrast Anti-Republicans Vs Anti Federalists

When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I firmly believe that he knew that in order for a democratic republic to succeed, the government must provide its people with these rights. This part of the sentence is the essential part of any society or government system. The abolishment of these rights is the beginning of a tyrannical government, a government in which it has failed its own people. Jefferson continues to say, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and

Broadly speaking, most Americans understood the situation they were at with the French. But even the most die-hard war mongers thought this was a step too far, as well as most Americans. The main political opposition came from the Anti-Federalist. The Anti-Federalist (or often called the Democratic-Republicans) were a movement/party who were against a very centralized government, and they had fears that the Federalists were in favor of a monarchical government. So for the first decades of American history these were the two main political groups.The Republicans, that is what I will be calling them from now on, had stiffly vocalized their opposition towards the Alien and Sedition Acts, believing that it violated their first constitutional right of freedom of speech. They also claimed that the Alien and Sedition Act was directed towards them, as a way to control future elections to favor the Federalists. Most new immigrants tended to favor the Republican philosophy, so reducing the amount of them will help the federalists in future elections. In fact, most of the cases relating to the sedition act had to do with pro-republican writers, journalists or

He was sentenced to 4 months in prison in 1798. While in prison he would win reelection while sitting in a prison cell, showing the support of the opposition to the acts. The Federalist rebuttal to these claims was that limiting the spread of false information and limiting the spread of “dangerous” immigrants would benefit the nation. On the History.com page relating to the Alien and Sedition Acts it says, “The Federalist majority pushed it through, arguing that English and American courts had long punished seditious libel under common law.” Federalists argued that the courts already punished sedition acts, and that they believed there must be a balance of responsibility when it comes to spreading false or harmful content. These new acts were set to expire on March 3, 1801, it was on the same day that John Adams would leave office. The acts were a failure to deliver control of the next election for the Federalist, Thomas Jefferson who was seen as the leader of the Republicans, would end up winning the presidency in the 1800 election and the House majority would switch to the Republicans for the next decades in their favor. So what was the big problem with these