16a. Federalists

Advocates of the proposed Constitution call themselves "Federalists." Their walkthrough means a commitment to a loose, decentralized government system. In many respects, "federalism" meaning a powerful central government is the opposite of the proposed plan they support. More accurate names of constitutional supporters will be "nationalists".

However, the label "nationalist" was the political responsibility of the 1880s. Traditional political beliefs of the revolutionary era believed that a powerful central authority inevitably leads to abuse of power. Federalists also noticed that the problems of the country of the 1880s were due to the weakness of the central government caused by federal provisions.

For federalists, the Constitution is necessary to maintain freedom and independence created by the American Revolutionary War. Federalists must have developed a new political philosophy, but they believe their most important role is to protect the social interests of the revolution. As explained later by James Madison, one of the Federal Prime Ministers, the Constitution is intended to be "Republican Government's Most Common Disease Republican Treatment."

Federalists do not only have carefully chosen names to help innovative political plans and their causes. Many of the most experienced and talented leaders at the national level at the time were federalists. For example, only two national celebrities during this period, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, supported the Constitution. In addition to these striking superstars, federalists are well organized, funded well prepared, and especially using carefully printed text. Most newspapers support federal party political plans and are publishing articles and brochures explaining why people should approve the Constitution.

In spite of these great advantages, the Federalists still struggled in front of them. Their new solution is a major change in political beliefs at this time. Most importantly, the Federalists believe that the greatest threat to the future of the United States is not abusing the centralized forces, but as evidenced by popular riots such as Shays Rebellion, they I believe that it is to find out among the democratic excesses that we are seeing. And the policy of many countries borrowers

For the undecided part of the American people, the Federalists can persuade that democracy needs to be restricted in order to support the stronger central government for the people to prosper Cow.

Federalists and anti-Federal Americans respond to the proposed Constitution in various ways. Federalist anti-Federalist party federalist supporters document claiming to be a federalist against the document, anti-Federal anti-Federal anti-Federalists recall Americans in federal terms to gain support It was bad on the way I claimed to have made it. They believe America can not survive without a strong national government. Federalists have chosen this name to emphasize that the constitution establishes a federal system, the form of government, with power distributed among the federal or provincial, government, and state. Anti-Federalists believe that it brings too much power to the central government and is far from the state. Anti-Federalists also do not oppose the Bill of Rights

The confrontation between federalists and anti-Federalists shaped much of the country's early political debates and policies. Federalists led by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton promoted a strong central government and anti-federalists led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson claimed national power to the power of the central government. Anti-Federalists believe that the federal government should be limited to national defense and inter-state trade issues, all other powers are reserved for the state. Anti-Federalists are mainly South and land, but Federalists concentrate in the northeastern part representing commercial interests.