1. Goal 3.3 Ratification

3. Federalists
Argued that the new nation needed an effective National Government to handle economy.
-Establish a monetary system
-Promote Justice
-Protect individual liberty
Federalism: Division of power between the Federal Government and the States, however the power of the Federal government outweighs the power of the states.

4. Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers (85 articles)
-written to encourage the ratification of the Constitution
-outlining the proposed ideas of the system of government

5. First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Other Federalists: George Washington, Ben Franklin & James Madison

6. Anti Federalists
Consisted mostly of farmers and small land-owners who believed nation’s economic future was in agriculture
-Opposed strong centralized government
-Wanted power for states and individuals
“Believed best government governs the least”
Both parties believed in republicanism: representative government that makes people the source of political authority & respects individual rights.

7. Bill of Rights
The Federalists & Anti-Federalist compromised in order to create the constitution.
-Bill of Rights (1st 10 amendments) were added to protect individual rights
-This is what the Anti-Federalists wanted, because they didn’t want the central government to have too much power.