MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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division of powers between the national and state governments
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provision for admitting new states to the Union
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distribution of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives
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method of amending the Constitution
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Detailed explanation-1: -A clash erupted over ratification, with the Anti-Federalists opposing the creation of a strong national government and rejecting ratification and the Federalists advocating a strong union and adoption of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anti-Federalists argued for the value of limited central government, whereas Federalists maintained that natural rights to life, liberty, and property would be best protected under a strong central government.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Federalists wanted to ratify the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists did not. One of the major issues these two parties debated concerned the inclusion of the Bill of Rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -Antifederalists argued that a bill of rights was necessary because, the supremacy clause in combination with the necessary and proper and general welfare clauses would allow implied powers that could endanger rights. Federalists rejected the proposition that a bill of rights was needed.