MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Federalist
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Anti-Federalist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Founders thought a republican government was the best kind of government they could choose for themselves. They believed that the advantages of republican government were: Fairness. They believed that laws made by the representatives they elected would be fair.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a large republic, where the number of voters and candidates is greater, the probability to elect competent representatives is broader. The voters have a wider option. In a small republic, it would also be easier for the candidates to fool the voters but more difficult in a large one.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -Federalists also believed that a strong central government could best protect individual citizens’ rights and freedoms. Federalists were not afraid of the central government created by the Constitution because it had three branches-the executive, legislative, and judicial-that could limit each other’s power.