Back in the 1780's, when the constitution was still being written, there were no Democrats or Republicans; the political groups that were most present were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. These two groups eventually formed into the political groups of today, with their ideas changed. Basically the Anti-Federalists believed that the idea of a Representative Government wouldn't work in a large scale, they said that it could only work in small communities where the people all held similar beliefs and interests. The Federalists on the other hand thought that there should be a very strong National Government, located far from its citizens. As you can see these two groups have very differentiated opinions. In this essay I will discuss some of the views that they had on different political and social issues.
In the era of today the Federalists and Anti-federalists are virtually non-existent. The two groups that are prevalent today are the Republicans and Democrats. These two groups formed partly from the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Republican party of today is very much like the Anti-Federalists of the 1780's. They believe very strictly in the basic principles of the Constitution. They believe that
As you can tell in this article the Federalists and Anti-Federalists didn't have much of a view on the modern or most recent issues of today. They did have views on a few but not as many. Much as I stated before the Federalists were most like the Republicans and the Anti-Federalists were mostly like the Democrats. These two parties didn't limit them; I believe that they got many ideas from many different parties. The presidential election coming up is going to be a very close race and I am eager as to how the American public will respond to their issues. Good luck everyone!
most controversial issue out of all of them. The Republicans want to change
same time expect more from them. The Democrats and Republicans basically
almost the same beliefs as the Republicans. It is really hard to say
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