Federalists vs. Anti-federalists

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Federalists vs. Anti-federalists the Bill of
Rights

• Lots of important stuff for next weeks test-
• TAKE NOTES!!!

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Almost perfect

• But not quite.

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Introducing two sides

• Federalists- those who supported the Constitution.

• Anti-federalists- those who opposed a strong
  central government.

• Alexander Hamilton
• James Madison
• John Jay
• Publius

• Thomas Jefferson
• Brutus

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Federalists-

• Property Owners, landed rich, merchants in
  Northern United States
• Believed in elitism. Saw themselves and those of
  their class most fit to govern.
• Want a powerful central govt. 2 House Leg. With
  Senate being the more removed from the people
  the people they generally mistrusted.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison John Jay
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Anti-federalists

• Wrote responses to the Federalists Papers under
  the name Brutus and Cato
• Group was mostly small farmers, shopkeepers and
  laborers.
• Believe in the decency of the common man and
  direct democracy. Believe elites are corrupt.
• WANT greater protection of individual rights,
  strong state government, frequent elections,
  smaller districts.

Thomas Jefferson
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Not just TJ!

• Patrick Henry
• George Mason
• Samuel Adams

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Hamilton VS. Jefferson

• Hamiltonians (strong government Federalists)
• Jeffersonians (strong states Democrat
  Republicans
• or Anti-Federalists)

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Solution? The Bill of RIGHTS!!!!
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Bill of Rights.. (1791)First 10 amendments to
constitution.

• Amendment 1- Five Freedoms
• Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition
• Amendment 2- Right to Bear Arms
• People can own and carry guns with restrictions
• Amendment 3- Quartering Soldiers
• People cannot be forced to house soldiers any
  longer.
• Amendment 4- Search and Seizure
• Search warrant required.
• Amendment 5- Rights of Accused
• Many but most well known is not to have to say
  anything that would incriminate yourself. I
  plead the fifth.

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More

• Amendment 6- Additional Rights in Court
• Amendment 7- Trial by Jury
• Amendment 8- Excessive Bail and Punishment
• Amendment 9- Rights of People
• Amendment 10- Rights of States

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Other very important amendments

• 13th Amendment- Abolished Slavery
• 14th Amendment- Slaves are made citizens
• 15th Amendment- African Americans Vote
• 18th Amendment- Prohibition REPEALED
• 19th Amendment- Women Vote
• 21st Amendment- Repealing 18th
• 22nd Amendment- Presidents Terms limited to 2

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Joe Q. Public Activity

• A day in the life without the Bill of RIGHTS!
• In your groups- have one person read the document
  while the rest of you listen try to find (and
  underline) all 12 offenses of the Bill of Rights.