Compare And Contrast The Federalist And Anti Federalists

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Christopher J. Gallant Donald L. Beahm American Political Thought 10 October 2011 The Anti-Federalist and What They Were For There are always two or more ways to go about making a decision or resolving a conflict. Where the federalists have good points, the anti-federalist have many ideas to shoot back. Yes, it is true that the federalist do take victory, but the anti-federalist have many ideas of their own that are taken into account through out the creation of the constitution and the revamping of the American separate states to a unification. There are several key factors that must be understood before understanding the antifederalist. First and foremost, a clear understanding of the federalist pages is required. The Federalist pages…show more content…
This was all done with the idea that things could be changed and adjusted through political debate and voting. This would still keep the people in the say as to what would be made policy and law. These ideas would be unique and different from what life was like in England at the time, or anywhere, in any time period, up to that point. Many empires had single rulers or monarchs and there was little to no say from the people. If the people did have the chance to voice an opinion on something, it may be considered but the final say always was left to the, king, monarch, or ruler of the time. No one would ever think to change it either. Ok so this whole ratification sounds great, right? Not everyone thought so and thus led to the idea of the Anti-Federalist and their beliefs. One of the biggest things there were to come of it and suggested ideas was the Bill of Rights. Without a Bill of Rights the states would lose most to all all of the powers they had. They would not have the ability to tax and create revenue for them selves, they would lose the powers of defense against outsiders and intruders and it would lose the ability to make it’s own laws that would be specific to that…show more content…
This is extremely important today in the lives of American citizens and overall plays a major role. Representation by definition is to speak or act on behalf of someone. The idea that the states should be represented, not only for the state its self, but for the people as well, would be ideal and create an environment where the people have options. This would allow (now known) state and senate officials to listen to the people of their respected states and fight for what it is that they want to have don with the government as a whole and also as each private sate’s legation. However it shouldn’t be just anyone to represent a sate, but someone voted

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