Questions and Answers
What is a faction?
A group that strongly disagrees with another group.
What does the publication by Publius suggest about the need for government?
We need government because people are flawed.
According to Anti-Federalists, what could the Constitution do?
Give the president too much influence.
What is the purpose of checks and balances in the Constitution?
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Whose viewpoint does the excerpt about the distribution of power reflect?
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What did Federalists believe a strong government would do?
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Unlike the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists believed the president should have enough power to lead.
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What does the excerpt from The Federal Farmer suggest about the Federalists' plan?
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What was the Federalists' view of the Constitution?
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How were Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson alike in their position on ratifying the Constitution?
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What did Anti-Federalists fear would happen if the Constitution became law?
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What did the Anti-Federalists want to do regarding the Constitution?
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Which best describes Patrick Henry?
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What does the excerpt from The Federal Farmer suggest about a unified government?
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What does the excerpt from the Centinel suggest about the separation of powers?
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Study Notes
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
- Factions are groups that strongly disagree with each other.
- Government is necessary due to the flawed nature of people, as highlighted by the concept of checks and balances.
- Anti-Federalists believed the Constitution could grant excessive influence to the presidency.
- Checks and balances are established to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
- The viewpoint supporting the Constitution emphasizes the division of power into distinct departments and representation through elected deputies.
- Federalists argued that a strong central government would foster cooperation among states.
- Federalists supported a potent presidency, unlike the Anti-Federalists who opposed this notion.
- The Federal Farmer expressed concerns about the Constitution leading to a unified government that could threaten individual liberties.
- Federalists had a favorable view of the Constitution and its ability to create a cohesive government.
- Both Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson shared opposition to a strong federal government.
- Anti-Federalists feared the Constitution would empower Congress at the expense of state autonomy.
- Anti-Federalists aimed to vote against the Constitution.
- Patrick Henry is noted as an Anti-Federalist who opposed the ratification of the Constitution.
- The Federal Farmer warned that a single unified government could result in the loss of freedoms.
- The Centinel argued that human efforts to create a fair government with separate powers would ultimately fail.
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