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Anti-Federalists
By Gary, Jen, and Veronica
Anti-FederalistsBy: Gary, Jen, Veronica
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Requirements for the Ratification Process
• Delegates knew that congress would oppose the draft because it reduced state powers
• 13 states had to approve the constitution
• Plan was to go directly to the voters to approve the constitution
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Where and How did the Americans debate the
constitution?• Within the Philadelphia Convention• Took place newspapers and pamphlets• The anti-federalists opened discussion
by stating their objections to the constitution
• They drew on political philosophy in ancient and recent history to make their arguments
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Key elements of Anti-Federalists Opposition
• Anti-Federalists believed in ideas of republicanism
• Representatives should be elected by the people
• A large diverse state should not sustain a republic
• The republic will require a standing army and will tax the people to sustain the army
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How did their philosophy shape their objections to the
constitution• The constitution gives congress power to make laws that they believe are “necessary and proper”
• President of the U.S., has power to grant pardons for crimes, including treason.
• National courts have too much power that they are can destroy judicial branches of state governments
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continued.• Anti-federalists believed checks and
balances system could be turned against people’s liberties
• Constitution states that treaties are the supreme law of the land
• The powers of the executive and legislative branches are more mixed then separated
• They also believed that the constitution didn’t really represent the national government.
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Bill of Rights• The lack of bill of rights was the Anti-
Federalists was their strongest and most powerful weapon
• The best way to defeat the constitution was the Bill of Rights
• It does not adequately protect rights– Only the house of representatives is
chosen by the people
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• The national governments powers are general and vague
• There is no mention of freedom, religion, speech, press, or assembly
• The bill of rights is necessary to remind the people of our political system.
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Critical Thinking• Read the excerpts in your book on
page,94 and 95.• Summarize the concerns• What views of Republican
Government are expressed?• How do they relate to opposing the
Constitution?