On friday in History, half of the class portrayed the Federalists, while the other half portrayed Anti-federalists in partner debates. In this activity, I was an Anti-Federalist. My reasons against the constitution were there was no Bill of Rights, the executive branch had an exess of power, congress held too much power, and the national government had too much power. My Federalist partner's reasons for having a constitution were that it lessens the responsibility of the people, it will allow us to make the best of our abilities, and without it we wouldn't have defence, union, government, or credit.
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In my opinion, the Anti-Federalists defended their opinions better than the Federalists in this dispute. It may be the fact that it is easier to pick out the flaws in something than the positives, but the Anti-federalists had many more points than the Federalists and backed them up with lots of proof. Although the Anti-federalists had more points, I would agree with the Federalists because I think we do need the Constitution. Without it, I think that our country would not be nearly as great as it is today. It would have a weak central government and would not be a very powerful country.
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