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Faults of Anti-Federalism
The Declaration of Independence was written as an united voice of the thirteen American colonies against the British Crown. ... The Declaration of Independence and The Federalist Papers were crucial in creating an American public by gaining public favor and disputing arguments against federalism. ... This idea is obvious to Americans today, but at the time this implied change that the conservatives, or Anti-Federalists, were afraid of. ... The Anti-Federalists understood that a national government must exist to supplement the state governments, even if only just for the sake of waging a united war. ... Anti-Federalists believed that a large republic could never work because of differences in the opinions and interest of its inhabitants. ... ”
A second anti-federal argument was that only in a small republic could the governed maintain confidence and trust for their representatives. ... Without this the Anti-Federalists expected that people would begin to distrust the government because it would become too remote and not directly involved with their lives. ...
Lastly, a major concern of the Anti-Federalists was religion being a support for the republic. ...
The Anti-Federalist opinion is well validated and does have advantages over a national government. ... The Anti-Federalist argument did not offer adequate solutions to its inherent problems.
Approximate Word count = 1222
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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