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Yes. The Federalists were those who supported ratifying the Constitution. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote the essays now collectively known as the Federalist Papers under the name "Publius" in an effort to convince voters to ratify the Constitution.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey were not against the constitution as much as they were against the Bill of Rights attached to it; they saw the problem we have today - that listing the bill of rights opened the rights not listed to interpretation and denial by the Government and its officials, and the slow erosion of those rights listed as it could never be expanded enough to encompass the full measure of those rights and to protect them properly (quoting different Federalists).
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∙ 13y agoYes and No. It's important to recognize the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution represented two different types of government, so most people preferred one over the other, but few people opposed both.
The Federalist Papers were written to sell the states on the benefits of ratifying the Constitution, which was intended to replace the Articles of Confederation.
The authors of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were in favor of a strong central government and less state sovereignty, so it's fair to say they were against continuing to operate under the Articles of Confederation (opposed), but in favor of operating under the new Constitution (not opposed).
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∙ 12y agoNo, they championed the Constitution to get it ratified.
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∙ 11y agoFalse :)
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Is it true that The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures?
maybe
Is it true federalists policies appealed to small farmers and urban workers?
True
Is it true federalist supported representative government?
True Federalists supported representative government
Did the expansion of the US into the West weaken the Federalists?
TRUE-ish
Did the Alien sedition acts cause many Americans to disapprove of the federalists?
true
Which of the following is true about the Federalists?
They supported ratification of the Constitution and opposed a bill of rights.
Is it true or false the federalists were against the constitution?
It is False. Anti-federalists were against the Constitution.
Is it true or false that the Federalists were against the Constitution?
It is False. Anti-federalists were against the Constitution.
Is it true that the people who opposed the constitution were known as the anticonstitutionalists?
True, People who opposed to the constitiution are called anticonstitutionalist
What did the Federalists propose that the Constitution should be ratified by rather than by the state legislatures?
Conventions, Not State LegislaturesThe Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than by the state legislatures.
Anti Federalist is those person who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787 to 1788 True Or False?
True.
Is it true that The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures?
maybe
The anti federalists opposed the federal government's becoming more deeply involved in the affairs formerly the sole province of the states such as education and welfare?
true.
The federalists were against the constitution?
The Anti-Federalists feared the Constitution because they thought it gave too much power to the federal government; moreover, it didn't have a Bill of Rights.
The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures.?
conventions
Is Ted Cruz insane?
No, although some people that are strongly opposed to his views may see him as insane, there has been nothing to point towards it actually being true.
Is it true federalists policies appealed to small farmers and urban workers?
True
