Anti – FederalistAnti – Federalist

Hardik JoganiHardik Jogani

The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights

Federalists not readyFederalists not ready

Individual rights and Individual rights and freedomsfreedoms

Constitution does not Constitution does not protectprotect

First 10 amendments First 10 amendments addedadded

DefenseDefense

Constitution Constitution prohibits raising prohibits raising army – peace army – peace timetime Lose initial Lose initial

stages of warstages of war Very likely – Very likely –

attackedattacked

TaxingTaxing

Central Central government government imposes taxesimposes taxes BadBad

No need for state No need for state gov’tgov’t

If state gov’t tax – If state gov’t tax – doubledouble

ElectionElection

No need for No need for legislative legislative branchbranch

Convenience – Convenience – election being election being in statein state

If central If central government government held election – held election – inconvenientinconvenient

LegislationLegislation

The Anti-Federalists admitted the The Anti-Federalists admitted the need for a system of representation need for a system of representation

substitute for direct democracy, where all substitute for direct democracy, where all citizens meet together to decide policy. citizens meet together to decide policy.

The problem was to keep the The problem was to keep the representatives responsible to and representatives responsible to and dependent on their constituents.dependent on their constituents.

Legislation (cont’d)Legislation (cont’d)

They were also concerned that the They were also concerned that the representatives would be of a higher, representatives would be of a higher, aristocratic class rather than a true aristocratic class rather than a true representation of the constituency. representation of the constituency.

This would be a difficult taskThis would be a difficult task

What the Antis Really WantedWhat the Antis Really Wanted

Concerned with individual libertyConcerned with individual liberty Thought to be depended on maintaining the Thought to be depended on maintaining the

primacy of the statesprimacy of the states Also wanted union Also wanted union

Provides defense against foreign enemiesProvides defense against foreign enemies Promote and protect American commercePromote and protect American commerce To maintain order among the statesTo maintain order among the states

Thought the true bond of union was a Thought the true bond of union was a more mutual relationship, not more mutual relationship, not governmental strenghtgovernmental strenght New goal: have reps meet the needs of the New goal: have reps meet the needs of the

middle classmiddle class

Some of the AntisSome of the Antis

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