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The Federalist and Anti- Federalist The Voices of Reason Persuasion and Advantages.

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Page 1: The Federalist and Anti- Federalist The Voices of Reason Persuasion and Advantages.

The Federalist and Anti-The Federalist and Anti-FederalistFederalist

The Voices of ReasonThe Voices of Reason

Persuasion and AdvantagesPersuasion and Advantages

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JAMES MADISONJAMES MADISON

Writes Writes The FederalistThe Federalist papers because he papers because he supports a strong supports a strong central government central government

Writes the first 10 Writes the first 10 amendments to the amendments to the ConstitutionConstitution

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ALEXANDER HAMILTONALEXANDER HAMILTON

Alexander Hamilton a Alexander Hamilton a lawyer co-writes several lawyer co-writes several The FederalistThe Federalist essays essays

Supports a strong national Supports a strong national government and government and ratification of the ratification of the ConstitutionConstitution

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Patrick HenryPatrick Henry

Active leader during the Active leader during the Revolution who Revolution who demanded that the demanded that the British “give me liberty, British “give me liberty, or give me death!" or give me death!"

He is against the He is against the Constitution because it Constitution because it reduced states rights and reduced states rights and had no Bill of Rightshad no Bill of Rights

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George MasonGeorge Mason

Anti-Federalist, a Virginian Anti-Federalist, a Virginian Plantation ownerPlantation owner

Wrote the Virginia Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights which Declaration of Rights which becomes the model for the becomes the model for the Bill of Rights Bill of Rights

He refused to sign the He refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Constitution until a Bill of Rights was includedRights was included

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The Federalist and Anti-The Federalist and Anti-FederalistFederalist

Federalists are supported the Federalists are supported the Constitution and tended to be supported Constitution and tended to be supported by merchants and urban areasby merchants and urban areas

Anti-Federalist did not want the Anti-Federalist did not want the Constitution passed and are supported Constitution passed and are supported by small farmers and rural settlersby small farmers and rural settlers

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DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEWDIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW Federalists argued Federalists argued

forfor• Wanted a strong Wanted a strong

national government national government • Three branches of Three branches of

government filled government filled with men of with men of “reputation”“reputation”

• Wanted a president Wanted a president to lead executive to lead executive branchbranch

• No Bill of RightsNo Bill of Rights

Antifederalists Antifederalists arguedargued• States should have States should have

powerpower• Wanted legislative Wanted legislative

branch to be branch to be strongest branch of strongest branch of governmentgovernment

• Feared a strong Feared a strong president in officepresident in office

• A Bill of Rights would A Bill of Rights would protect the rights of protect the rights of AmericansAmericans

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The Federalists PapersThe Federalists Papers John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James

Madison wrote the Madison wrote the Federalist PapersFederalist Papers to get to get support for the Constitution. support for the Constitution. PapersPapers addressed issues such as representation, addressed issues such as representation, rights of individuals and majority rule.rights of individuals and majority rule.

The Anti-Federalists respond in the The Anti-Federalists respond in the “Objections to the Constitution of “Objections to the Constitution of Government formed by the Convention”, Government formed by the Convention”, which argued the fear of a strong executive which argued the fear of a strong executive branch and the absence of a Bill of Rights.branch and the absence of a Bill of Rights.

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An Unfair Advantage?An Unfair Advantage? The Federalists publish The Federalists publish

their essays in New their essays in New York newspapers and York newspapers and pamphlets in 1787-pamphlets in 1787-17891789

Newspapers support Newspapers support the Federalist side and the Federalist side and publish more Federalist publish more Federalist writings than Anti-writings than Anti-Federalist writings!Federalist writings!