For the Antifederalist world view was profoundly shaped by their abhorrence of "empire"-that is to say, the rule of a vast territory by a strong, consolidated
Americans had considerable experience with executives—they had lived under the British king, who had power to veto colonial acts of legislation before they
2020 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York 3 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND “Federalists, Anti-Federalists, and the US Constitution”
paper will (1) consider the historical resurgence of the Anti-Federalists, (2) pro several roles in uncovering the original meaning of the Constitution
Indeed, both popu- lar and scholarly approaches to history often have little to say about losers How scholars have viewed the ratification of the Constitution
Purpose of Lesson The people who opposed ratification of the Constitution, which created a federal government, were called Anti-Federalists
many powers that were not well defined, and could eventually tend toward a tyrannical and two of the Anti-Federalist essays (Brutus #1 #3)
On one side of the Constitution debate, anti-federalists wanted a small central government They believed strong central government would overpower state governments, and eventually just a few powers that are very well defined ___ 7
While it is true that the Anti-Federalists will go down in history as dissenters stand the Constitution's meaning, we must examine both Federalism and Anti-
fication political world, the Anti-Federalist strategy was to recover the spirit of the Articles through founding era and have persisted throughout American history Constitution's meaning is tethered to the extant understandings and practices
War: What the Constitution Means by "Declare War," 93 CORNELL L REV comprehensive picture of the arguments made by the Anti-Federalists Ramsey , Text and History in the War Powers Debate: A Reply to Professor Yoo, 69 U CHI