Complete the table with statements about the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions on each issue (one to three
statements for each issue). Use the websites listed to find information, or look for your own sources. You might also want
to go back and refer to the lessons in this unit for additional information.
The Federalist Papers C
The Debate between the Federalists and the Antifederalists C
Federalist-Antifederalist Debates C
Antifederalists e
Constitution of the United States U
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Debated Issue
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
They opposed : bill of rights in the Constitution because
They believed that a bill of rights needed to be in the
they thought the state constitutions guaranteed individual
Constitution to guarantee that the new federal government
Bill of Rights
rights. They agreed to add the Bill of Rights as a condition
would not take away those rights. They successfully
of ratification.
campaigned to have the Bill of Rights added to the
Constitution after ratification.
state sovereignty
presidential power
political corruption
taxation