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The federalists were those in the colonies that believed in a loose construction of the United States' Constitution. This group felt that with a stricter constitution their rights and liberties would be jeopardized and all power would lie within the government.
they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government
The antifederalists at the time of the ratification of the US Constitution believed the document invested too much power in the central government. They believed that the majority of the power should lie with the individual states.
all anti federalist and some federalist
all anti federalist and some federalist
anti-federalists
George Mason did not sign the Constitution because he opposed the document. He believed it gave too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states and lacked adequate protections for individual liberties. He was one of only three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
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Anti-Federalists
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The federalists were those in the colonies that believed in a loose construction of the United States' Constitution. This group felt that with a stricter constitution their rights and liberties would be jeopardized and all power would lie within the government.
The federalists were those in the colonies that believed in a loose construction of the United States' Constitution. This group felt that with a stricter constitution their rights and liberties would be jeopardized and all power would lie within the government.
they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government
The Anti-Federalists were also worried that the original text of the Constitution did not contain a bill of rights. They wanted guaranteed protection for certain basic liberties, such as freedom of speech and trial by jury.
The Anti-Federalist Party opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution during the period when the states were considering it. They believed that the Constitution would create a too powerful central government that would undermine the rights of the states. Their purpose was to advocate for a decentralized system of government with strong state powers and specific protections for individual liberties.