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The men who opposed the Constitution's unconditional ratification in 1787–1788 were called Anti-Federalists, although they claimed to be the true federalists and the true republicans.
May 16, 2018 · This paper will (1) consider the historical resurgence of the Anti-Federalists, (2) pro pose their proper role in modern constitutional jurisprudence, and (3) study the Supreme Court’s examination of Anti-Federalist influence on the Constitution when making originalist inquiries.
Those who were called anti-federalists at that time, complained that they had injustice done them by the title, because they were in favor of a Federal Government, and the others were in favor of a national one; the federalists were for ratifying the Constitution as it stood, and the others not until amendments were made.
Feb 6, 2019 · There is little if any evidence to support the claim made by Kent Greenawalt, Kurt Lash, and other scholars that Antifederalists wanted religion clauses added to the Constitution because they were concerned about the national government’s encroaching on state authority.
- Ellis M. West
- 2019
Jul 13, 2018 · “Anti-Federalist” describes the philosophical and political position of individuals who, during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the subsequent state ratification debates (1787–89), generally opposed the constitution proposed to replace the Articles of Confederation.
Feb 3, 2021 · A religiously conservative advocate complains, arguing that the Establishment Clause denies authority to Congress to use its power to interfere with state and local practices about “an establishment of religion,” and that this is what the new amendment is doing: interfering with a local “establishment of religion.”
Sep 2, 2020 · The book culminates with the explication of a hypothetical “Anti-Federalist Constitution,” a helpful thought experiment that imagines the concrete document that the Anti-Federalists may have produced, given the opportunity.
