anti federalist vs federalist

anti federalist vs federalist Paper details: The Revolution has been fought and won at great cost. The United States has survived with a federal government that has few powers and many weaknesses. Now a new Constitution is being offered to the American people for ratification. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention have produced a bombshell of a document that for some Americans who will become known as Anti-Federalists, seems to go against every ideal that the American Revolution stood for. Patrick Henry speaks to these fears in one of the primary documents assigned and argues against ratifying the new Constitution. Yet others who call themselves Federalists, point to the fact that the Articles of Confederation by which the United States has been governed since the Revolution has been almost a complete failure. The proposed Constitution may not be perfect but it is far superior to the Articles and gives the young country a chance to survive in a very hostile world. Their arguments are illustrated in James Madison's primary document in support of the ratification of the new Constitution. I am one of the many Americans who is listening to both sides and making up my mind about whether to support this new Constitution. I understand the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation but at the same time am concerned about the power that this new Constitution appears to give to the federal government. Will my hard-won rights as an American be threatened by a new, powerful central authority? Or is this paranoia on my part? You need to put yourself into the skin of a Federalist or Anti-Federalist who is trying to convince me to either accept or reject this new Constitution. I do not want to simply have you regurgitate the text chapter or primary documents. Use the words “I”, “We” and “You”. If you think about the issues Americans were debating at this time, you might be surprised as to how relevant they still seem to be in today’s political environment. It is 1788 and the debate is raging. What say you?