KSGET THE APP Fed vs anti feds - Kate Halm Kate Halm Government (online) Mr. Trenkle January 29th, 2018 Feds vs. Anti Feds During the late 1700s, the United States had battle between two opposing political systems, in which were to determine the ratification of the United States constitution. The most powerful politicians came together to determine the best for the ratification. The battle between the federalists and anti-federalists went back in forth to influence the power for the constitution. The federalists believed in a strong central government to show strength and power, but the anti-federalists believed in giving the states more power from the constitution. In reality, though, the anti-federalists had a more strong compelling …show more content…
The anti-federalist believed in giving the states more power. They argued that, “...the constitution was too distant from the people...” (II.2) They believed the central government should not have all the power over the states. The reason they wanted the states to have more power, was to give the people more say in what we want as a country. We would be able to vote in people to pick the executive chief who was the president. Another reason giving the states more authority is good is because it doesn't give one person authority to decide the common good. The anti-federalists believed that “... a gov’t of checks and balances could not attain the common good” (1.4). They wanted the people to be involved more to attain everyone's common goal in a …show more content…
The anti-federalists idea of giving guaranteed rights to the people would benefit our country. The federalists disagreed on this and believed the constitution had the best interest for the American people. The reason the anti-federalists didn't want just the constitution was because, “The constitution established limited government of enumerated and delegated powers. Many of those delegation of powers, they insisted, were extremely broad and vague” (II.1). The constitution had vaguely elaborated the power and rights for the American people. The only way the anti-federalists would be able to protect the rights of the citizens was creating the Bill of Rights. And which they explained that, “...The natural rights of the people must receive specific and extraordinary protection if they are not to be violated” (VII.2). This would protect the rights of the American people guaranteeing them protection under the law and lessen the power of the government. The Judicial review in the early 1800s suppressed the idea of no law or idea can contradict the United States constitution. The anti-federalists believed that the idea of the judicial review would, “... absorb and swallow up the state judiciaries...” (VI.2). The anti-federalists shine a compelling argument and express that the state judiciary system might be taken over by