The Ratification of the Constitution

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This paper discusses the fierce battle waged between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists over the ratification of the US Constitution.
In order to explain this battle, the paper highlights the differences between the Articles of Confederation, supported by the Anti-Federalists and the proposed Constitution, supported by the Federalists. The paper then explains that the Federalists believed a national government had to be strong in order to function properly while the Anti-Federalists argued that a strong national government threatened the rights of common people.

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"Leaders of the United States realized the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised. The replacement document would be the Constitution of the United States. In the process of formulating this plan for the country, two major parties developed: Federalists and Anti-Federalists, each believing the nation should operate under their plan. While each group proposed completely different roles for the government, a consensus was necessary to ratify the Constitution."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Constitution Society. (1995). Anti-Federalist Papers: Preface by Bolinger. Retrieved June 18, 2009, from http://www.constitution.org/afp/bolinger.htm.
• History Sage. (2008). Ratification Debate. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://historysage.com/RatificationDebate.html.
• Mount, Steve. (2007). Constitutional Topic: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The U.S. Constitution Online. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_faf.html.
• Patterson, T. (2008). The American Democracy (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.. https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/content/eBookLibrary2/content/TOC.aspx?assetdataid=9f81c77a-cd35-4dfa-aaa8-b4fa7a5304eb&assetmetaid=ab851e34-bc7f-45e4-94b5-5265f075185c.

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