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Anti – FederalistAnti – Federalist
Hardik JoganiHardik Jogani
The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights
Federalists not readyFederalists not ready
Individual rights and Individual rights and freedomsfreedoms
Constitution does not Constitution does not protectprotect
First 10 amendments First 10 amendments addedadded
DefenseDefense
Constitution Constitution prohibits raising prohibits raising army – peace army – peace timetime Lose initial Lose initial
stages of warstages of war Very likely – Very likely –
attackedattacked
TaxingTaxing
Central Central government government imposes taxesimposes taxes BadBad
No need for state No need for state gov’tgov’t
If state gov’t tax – If state gov’t tax – doubledouble
ElectionElection
No need for No need for legislative legislative branchbranch
Convenience – Convenience – election being election being in statein state
If central If central government government held election – held election – inconvenientinconvenient
LegislationLegislation
The Anti-Federalists admitted the The Anti-Federalists admitted the need for a system of representation need for a system of representation
substitute for direct democracy, where all substitute for direct democracy, where all citizens meet together to decide policy. citizens meet together to decide policy.
The problem was to keep the The problem was to keep the representatives responsible to and representatives responsible to and dependent on their constituents.dependent on their constituents.
Legislation (cont’d)Legislation (cont’d)
They were also concerned that the They were also concerned that the representatives would be of a higher, representatives would be of a higher, aristocratic class rather than a true aristocratic class rather than a true representation of the constituency. representation of the constituency.
This would be a difficult taskThis would be a difficult task
What the Antis Really WantedWhat the Antis Really Wanted
Concerned with individual libertyConcerned with individual liberty Thought to be depended on maintaining the Thought to be depended on maintaining the
primacy of the statesprimacy of the states Also wanted union Also wanted union
Provides defense against foreign enemiesProvides defense against foreign enemies Promote and protect American commercePromote and protect American commerce To maintain order among the statesTo maintain order among the states
Thought the true bond of union was a Thought the true bond of union was a more mutual relationship, not more mutual relationship, not governmental strenghtgovernmental strenght New goal: have reps meet the needs of the New goal: have reps meet the needs of the
middle classmiddle class
Some of the AntisSome of the Antis
Thank you, thank you, Thank you, thank you, thank you very muchhhhhthank you very muchhhhh