Federalists and the Anti-Federalists philosophy comparisons

The argument powered the contention between the antifederalists and the Federalists on the balance of power between the Federal and the state government. At this point, American had gained independence, and the Article of the Confederation was already a law. However, it was minimal to create an effective and formidable governing body. In this sense, the federalists claimed that it was good for the national government to have more control over the affairs of the country, a proposal that was not welcomed by the antifederalists. According to the antifederalist, the country was in a better position if the states retain power as granted by the Article of the Confederation. In this sense, they opposed the rectification of the constitution. From the Federalists perspective, they wanted a government that could unite the states so that they function as a unit and not independently as the anti-federalists claimed. According to the Federalists philosophy, it was difficult to govern the states when they were working independently as proposed by Anti-federalists. Corbett et al. (2017) state that in this scattered situation, the states could not use the unit to manage the affairs of the country, such as finance, defenses, and trade.

The Antifederalist saw a society that could be stronger and independent if the states have the power to control their affairs. In doing so, they wanted each state to establish its laws and achieve self-governance with less interference from the National government. They argued that the law should regulate the National government's power and should not be absolute. In the end, the lawmakers rectified the Bill, but the Anti-federalists cry was also heard and addressed in the form of the Bill of rights. From their perspectives, it is evident that the Federalists were conservatives. According to Corbett et al. (2017), they wanted to retain the status quo, and the anti-federalists wanted to change that could see human rights valued and power balanced to cate for people in a proper way.

Reference

Corbett, P. S., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T. J., Vickery, P. S., & Roberts, O. (2017). US history .OpenStax, Rice University.