Republican (they were actually democrats, but when political parties were first starting, democrats were called republicans and republicans were called federalists)...sorry if i confused you, but just say republican and you will be fine. ha
The Federalists wanted a strong central government. They benefitted because a strong central government was created.
The central conflict of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was how representation in the US Congress was going to be determined. The combating sides were states with large populations vs states with smaller populations. Eventually, a compromise was reached, which is known as the Great Compromise.
to please the the small states,each state would have two seats in the upper house,or senate.State legislatures would choose senators,who would serve six-year terms. The Great Compromise was a vital stepin creating a new Constitution.Now,small-state delegates were willing to support a strong central government
The federal government was not included in the articles of confederation. The confederacy wanted a weak central government and strong states.
The Anti-federalists or Democrats, opposed to a strong National Government.
Nationalists
The Federalists were the colonial leaders in the US who wanted a strong central government for the new country. They were opposed by the anti-federalists who wanted to maintain the power of the states, because they felt a strong central government would exert too much control over its citizens' lives.
The Federalists favored a United States with a strong central government. The Whigs [the other side of the debate] favored strong state governments with a weak central government. The US Constitution was a compromise between these two points of view. The question was finally resolved by the Civil War when Lincoln and those who favored a strong central government defeated the Confederate States [who favored strong states/weak central government]
yes the constitution
They were afraid a strong central government would take away rights of individuals and states.
Strong central government
The bill of rights
no, it does not have a strong central government
The Federalists wanted a strong central government whereas the Republicans feared a strong central government.
self-government It favored a strong central government because the existing Articles of Confederation, which has set up a weak central government, failed to enable the states to function as a single nation. Although the individual states wanted to maintain their sovereignty over the other states and especially from any central federal government, it was clear that a weak central government would not create the nation that the United States of America had to be in order to survive.
The Federalists believed in a strong federal government.
A strong central government