Federalist vs Anti-Federalists on the Constitution
Answer the following questions using the sources below:
“If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution.” -- James Madison, The Federalist Papers, Federalist 10
“Compulsive or treacherous measures to establish any government whatever, will always excite jealousy among a free people: better remain single and alone, than blindly adopt whatever a few individuals shall demand, be they ever so wise. I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Massachusetts, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire.” ― George Clinton, Robert Yates, Samuel Bryan, Anti-Federalist Papers
Question 1
How do the Federalist view the new US Constitution?
Question 2
How do the Anti-Federalist view the new US Constitution?
Question 3
Briefly describe one major difference between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on the U.S. Constitution during the late 18th century.
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