Federalist & Anti-federalists

What is a federalist?

• A supporter of the U.S government and supporter of U.S Constitution 

What is an Anti-federalist?

• An opposer of government and  the adoption of the U.S Constitution 

Federalist Vs. Anti-federalist

• Federalists:
• Defends U.S constitution
• Well educated and Propertied class 
• More sympathetic towards division of church and state
• National Government protect rights of people

FEDERALIST VS ANTI-FEDERALIST (CONTINUED)

• Anti-federalist
• Generally the uneducated and poorer classes of society
• opposing any reference to God
• Opposed to strong central government
• Strongly believed in articles of confederartion  

COmparisons of federalist and anti-federalist

• Both believed in the voting process. The public should decide the president
• Both ensure that the rights of the citizens should be unharmed 

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