2. Federalists  Favored a Strong Central Government  Favored limiting states’ power. Argued that the Senate with 2 reps per state represented each state enough.  Did not think we needed a Bill of Rights  Did not like the Articles of Confederation  Thought a large nation/republic was best for the country  Supporters were large farmers, merchants, artisans

3. Federalists  Federal Government=National Government  Federalists supported a strong central government, especially to promote economic development and public improvements.  Today, those who see the federal government as responsible for solving national problems are from this tradition.

4. Federalists  George Washington  James Madison  Wrote a series of papers called the Federalists papers to convince people to ratify the Constitution

5. Antifederalists  Opposed/disagreed with a strong central government  Supported strong power and influence of the states  Thought a Bill of Rights was necessary  Wanted to just change the Articles, not abandon them  Thought only a small nation/republic could protect people’s rights  Supporters were small famers, usually from rural areas

6. Antifederalists  Do no support the Constitution  Anti-Federalists feared a strong central government  They thought it was dangerous for people’s natural rights and took too much power from the states.  Today, more conservative individual freedoms, free markets and states’ rights..

7. Antifederalists  Patrick Henry  George Mason

8. John Marshall’s Role in the Supreme Court  Marbury v. Madison = judicial review  Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional  McCulloch v. Maryland= Doctrine of implied powers  Powers not specifically given to the national government go to the state, but the Constitution is the highest law of the land. A state cannot tax the country.  Gibbons v. Ogden= broadly national view of economic affairs  These are the foundation blocks of the Supreme Court’s authority to solve disagreements between branches of governments, levels of government, and competing business interests. Gives the court more power

9.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVkeRUvX_U  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow6CLLK9Hyg &feature=related