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Opponents of ratification were called Anti-Federalists. Anti-Federalists feared the power of the national government and believed state legislatures, with which they had more contact, could better protect their freedoms.
Support for the Federalists was especially strong in New England. Opponents of ratification were called Anti-Federalists. Anti-Federalists feared the power of the national government and believed state legislatures, with which they had more contact, could better protect their freedoms.
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Sep 16, 2021 · September 16, 2021. September 17 is Constitution Day—the anniversary of the framers signing the Constitution in 1787. This week’s episode dives into what happened after the Constitution was signed—when it had to be approved by “we the people,” a process known as ratification—and the arguments made on behalf of the Constitution.
Why did so many people oppose ratification of the Constitution, and how was their opposition partly overcome?
Big Questions. When was the Constitution completed and signed, and what was the process for deciding whether to adopt it? What is ratification? Who were the Federalists, and what were some of the key arguments in favor of the new Constitution? Who were the Anti-Federalists, and what were some of the key arguments against the new Constitution?
Why did the Federalists ultimately win and successfully get the Constitution ratified? How did they have to compromise to do so? What is the relationship between the ratification process and the principle of popular sovereignty? How was the meaning of popular sovereignty fought over by the Anti-Federalists and Federalists?
So why was this late printing even undertaken? The answer lies in New York’s ratification process and the struggle between the Anti-Federalist contingent, led by Governor George Clinton, and the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, the only New York member of the Constitutional Convention to have signed the Constitution.
