Why did the framers of the United States Constitution, ultimately deciding to give more power to the federal government rather than the state's government? Why did the framers of the Constitution decide to give more power to the federal government then the state government? The framers who created the United States Constitution chose the idea of Federalism because they wanted a government that was able to unify a belief within the states without diminishing each state's' ability to control itself. And in doing that they made it so the in state powers had of course a lesser impact than the federal powers. I think they did this because they were very distrusting of the government operations and the way that governments worked to take away …show more content…
There were many issues with the ‘Articles’ such as economic disorganization, lack of central leadership, and finally Legislative inefficiencies. The ‘Articles’ gave the Constitutional Congress clear authority to Wage war against the British Crown, Negotiate with foreign powers, Negotiate with Native Americans, and Fund and supply the Continental Army with the Articles of Confederation to bolster their legitimacy, the Continental Congress took its first steps toward becoming a bona fide governing body. Later, the Articles provided the foundations for the drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the United …show more content…
Federalism is the sharing of both Federal and State government. The view of the state government that the Federalist party has I would say is all states must comply with the constitution. For example, a state constitution cannot deny accused criminals the right to a trial by jury, as assured by the U.S. Constitution's 6th Amendment. The Anti-Federalists were the most fearful of the power of the new federal government. Seeing that the Anti-Federalists were quiet against the federal government, they would have high regard to there only being state