1. From Confederation to Constitution
Article 1, section 9 states that Congress had the power to regulate or ban the slave trade as of 1 January 1888. ... The Federalists, proponents of strong national government, favoured the new Constitution. The Anti-federalists opposed it. ... They called themselves "true federalists" and attacked the failure of the framers to include a Bill of Rights. Anti-Federalists claimed that the centralisation of power in a strong national government (as created by the Constitution) would obliterate the states and individual liberty. ...
- Word Count: 1763
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School