University:
Bradley University
Course:
PLS 301 | Topics in American Politics
Academic year:

2024
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64

Pages:

1
Author:

Nico Bryan

The Federalist Debate 1. The Constitution gives too much power to the central government, overpowering the states: Anti-Federalist 2. We must start with a fresh document, fixing the Article of Confederation isn't enough: Federalist 3. The Constitution contains no Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties like freedom of speech, trail by jury, and the right against searches and seizures: Anti-Federalist 4. A strong President is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and male sure laws are carried out properly: Federalist 5. The president created by the Constitution is really just a king: Anti-Federalist 6. Nothing in the Constitution say the federal government has power to limit people's freedoms in the first place: Federalist 7. The Constitution says the federal laws are "the supreme law of the land," so the federal government could just take complete control: Anti-Federalist 8. The Constitution forbids creating tittles of nobility like "Duke" or "King" so the government will always belong to the people: Federalist 9. The Constitution is a Bill of Rights because it guarantees citizens role in governmnet: Federalist 10. The U.S is too large to have a central governmnet. People won't know their leaders and will loose control over the governmnet: Anti-Federlist 11. The Constitution already contains a few rights, so we may as well add a whole Bill of Rights: Anti-Federalist 12. It will not be possible for the federal government to overpower the states because the sates are a neccessary [art of the federal governmnet: Federalsit 13. Nothing in the Constitution say the federral governmnet has to plimit people's freedom in the first place: Federalist 1/1