The Federalists Vs. The Anti-Federalists

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by the people by the principles of federalism.
Both groups, the federalist and anti-federalists recognized the
fact that power was being abused. They witnessed what had happened in the
war and that their had been negative effects of power and the result was
very clear. British vocation had made them very aware of the threat of
corruption. Therefore, they wanted to make a government that would ensure
the duration of an just republic. The federalists exclaimed that the
constitution was the only way they could reach this goal of a just society.
As James Wilson had said, the constitution would not give all the power to
the legislature unless it was legally written down to ensure power was not
mistreated. In the constitution, it does allow congress to make laws that
help out the government in the area of execution of foreign powers.
The view of the anti-federalists were obviously different. They
believed that the power given to the congress was not safe since it put
them too ...

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