What did the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists want after the Constitution was created in 1787?

A. The Federalists wanted to add a clause to the Constitution that outlawed slavery; the Anti-Federalists wanted a guarantee that slavery would not be abolished for 20 years.

B. The Federalists wanted the Constitution to be ratified as written; the Anti-Federalists wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government.

C. The Federalists wanted the Constitution amended to describe the national government as a federal system; the Anti-Federalist wanted the Constitution to establish a parliamentary system of government.

D. The Federalists wanted to abolish state governments and give their power to the federal government; the Anti-Federalists wanted each state government to be more powerful than the federal government.

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Royce Brandt

12 March, 07:08

What did the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists want after the Constitution was created in 1787?

A. The Federalists wanted to add a clause to the Constitution that outlawed slavery; the Anti-Federalists wanted a guarantee that slavery would not be abolished for 20 years.

B. The Federalists wanted the Constitution to be ratified as written; the Anti-Federalists wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government.

C. The Federalists wanted the Constitution amended to describe the national government as a federal system; the Anti-Federalist wanted the Constitution to establish a parliamentary system of government.

D. The Federalists wanted to abolish state governments and give their power to the federal government; the Anti-Federalists wanted each state government to be more powerful than the federal government.

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James Jackson · Answer 1

After the Constitution was created in 1787, the Federalists wanted the Constitution to be ratified as written; the Anti-Federalists wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government.

The 1787 Constitution replaced the 1777 Articles of Confederation as the document serving as U. S. constitution. The Federalists, who were in favor of a strong national government, did not like the Articles because they thought they had made the central government too weak. When debating the new Constitution, which reinforced the powers of the presidency, they were willing to ratify it as it was.

The Anti-Federalists however, feared the presidency would be in danger of becoming closer to a monarchy under the new Constitution. They were advocates of states' and citizens' freedoms. This is why they thought the Constitution would only be acceptable if a Bill of Rights was added to it, to protect the people's rights.

In the end, James Madison proposed ten amendments to the Constitution in 1789. They were accepted as the "U. S. Bill of Rights" and enabled the Constitution to be ratified by all thirteen states by 1790.