02.03 The Anit-Federalists: Assessment

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02.03 The Anti-Federalists: Assessment

Anti-Federalist launched a movement in the late 18th century to confront the creation of a potential federal government in the United States of America (USA). They were afraid that the presidential state system might evolve into a monarchy after the ratification of the constitution of 1787. In addition, they perceived the Constitution is a mean to make the president powerful immensely and abrogate the authority of the states. However, the Constitution was ratified. The Anti-Federalist still managed to cultivate objectives as a manifestation of the Bill of Rights ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"TfZjAYhL","properties":{"formattedCitation":"({\\i{}Anti-Federalists | NCpedia})","plainCitation":"(Anti-Federalists | NCpedia)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":6,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/yvjivw9i/items/8EL3U29A"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/yvjivw9i/items/8EL3U29A"],"itemData":{"id":6,"type":"webpage","title":"Anti-Federalists | NCpedia","URL":"https://www.ncpedia.org/anti-federalists","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,22]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Anti-Federalists | NCpedia). Ten amendments were essentially ratified in the Constitution which supplemented the political ideology of the Anti-Federalist.

"An entire and perfect union will be the solid foundation of lasting peace: It will secure your religion, liberty, and property; remove the animosities amongst yourselves, and the jealousies and differences betwixt our two kingdoms” (Federalist) ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"U8BAIk8A","properties":{"formattedCitation":"({\\i{}The Federalist Papers})","plainCitation":"(The Federalist Papers)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":4,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/yvjivw9i/items/2SL4WT8B"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/yvjivw9i/items/2SL4WT8B"],"itemData":{"id":4,"type":"webpage","title":"The Federalist Papers","URL":"http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/FEDERAL/frame.html","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,22]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (The Federalist Papers). Nothing need be said to illustrate the importance of the prohibition of titles of nobility. “This may truly be denominated the corner-stone of republican government; for so long as they are excluded, there can never be serious danger that the government will be any other than that of the people” (Federalist). “I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Massachusetts, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire” (Anti-Federalist) ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"V1yjqWup","properties":{"formattedCitation":"({\\i{}Home - Teaching American History})","plainCitation":"(Home - Teaching American History)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":10,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/yvjivw9i/items/IDV5U6V2"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/yvjivw9i/items/IDV5U6V2"],"itemData":{"id":10,"type":"webpage","title":"Home - Teaching American History","URL":"https://teachingamericanhistory.org/","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,22]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Home - Teaching American History). “The new constitution in its present form is calculated to produce despotism, thraldom and confusion, and if the United States do swallow it, they will find it a bolus, that will create convulsions to their utmost extremities” (Anti-Federalist). These arguments of both sides explicitly reveal the opposition and advocacy of the promulgation of Constitution.

Irrefutably, the Anti-Federalist primarily advocated for the distribution of power systematically. The Federalist ought to be opposed as they sanctioned the prerogative of state affairs to a single authority.

Works Cited

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