Federalist and Anti Federalists 2019

1. The Federalist Papers
• A collection of essays written between
1787 and 1788
• Under the penname of Publius

2. The Federalist Papers
• Gave the Federalist point of view; for
ratification of the new constitution by the
states
• Explained what the Constitution was and
how it worked

3. Federalists
• Support the Constitution
• Wanted power divided between federal
and regional government

4. Anti – Federalists
• Opposed the Constitution
• Saw no need for federal government
• Issue of state power vs. federal power

5. Antifederalists
• They were less
organized and less
unified
• Their core consisted
of farmers and
planters.
• Agreed on one central
issue: they distrusted
any central authority
• Samuel Adams
• Patrick Henry

6. The Federalist Papers
John Jay Alexander Hamilton James Madison

7. Four Themes of the
Federalist Papers
• An explanation of the blessings of national
government
• An condemnation of the Articles of
Confederation

8. Four Themes of the
Federalist Papers
• An analysis and defense of the
Constitution as an instrument of
governance
• They are essays designed to persuade

9. Ratification process/Bill of Rights
• Antifederalists
demanded the
addition of a Bill of
Rights.
•List basic rights in
the Constitution to
make sure those
rights would be
protected

10. Ratification process/Bill of Rights
• Adding the Bill of
Rights becomes the
main focus.
• Ratifying conventions
in each state.

11. Ratification process/Bill of Rights
•Promised a Bill of
Rights.
•Bill of Rights first 10
amendments.

12. Ratification process/Bill of Rights
• James Madison
• The amendments would
protect against all abuses
of power.
• The states approved 10 of
the 12 amendments

13. Bill of Rights
• First eight amendments
dealt with individual civil
liberties.

14. Bill of Rights
• Ninth Amendment
• Listing certain rights
given to the people did
not mean that other
rights did not exist as
well.

15. Bill of Rights
• 10th amendment
addressed the actions that
states could do.
• Defined two kinds of
government powers.
– Delegated powers
– Reserved powers