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Jul 13, 2018 · The Anti-Federalists considered the Federalists to overstress devising governing structures that best control people and their potential worst impulses. By contrast, Anti-Federalist philosophy stressed that small self-governing republics served as natural fonts of virtue, and the abundance of virtue would exert sufficient control on individuals.
The video explores the lively debate between the Federalists and anti-Federalists during the creation of the U.S. Constitution. It highlights the anti-Federalists' concerns about a strong central government, fearing it could lead to tyranny. The discussion dives into different types of democracy and the challenges of governing a large republic.
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Three Kinds of Antifederalists. There are three kinds of Antifederalists, but each voice is an important one in the creation and adoption of the Constitution and the subsequent unfolding of American politics. For a more detailed analysis of the coherence and relevance of the Antifederalists, see the link entitled The Legacy of the ...
Anti-Federalist vs. Federalist. In U.S. history, anti-federalists were those who opposed the development of a strong federal government and the ratification of the Constitution in 1788, preferring instead for power to remain in the hands of state and local governments. Federalists wanted a stronger national government and the ratification of ...
Jul 13, 2018 · The Anti-Federalists considered the Federalists to overstress devising governing structures that best control people and their potential worst impulses. By contrast, Anti-Federalist philosophy stressed that small self-governing republics served as natural fonts of virtue, and the abundance of virtue would exert sufficient control on individuals.
Nov 20, 2022 · Hardcover, 536 pages, $55. Reviewed by Adam L. Tate. The battle over ratification of the United States Constitution between 1787 and 1789 was, Michael J. Faber tells us in his book An Anti-Federalist Constitution, “perhaps the most contentious and divisive war of words in the history of the United States.”. Faber tackles this battle of ...
The Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution and were typified by: The support of debtor elements who felt that strong state legislatures were more sympathetic to them than a strong central government. A series of articles appeared in the Poughkeepsie Country Journal from November, 1787, through January, 1788, usually titled ...
