Essay Questions: 100 points
ESSAY QUESTION:
The federalist and the anti-federalists and constitutional compromise.
The Liberalism Lecture notes discuss the first stage of liberalism referred to as “Classical Liberalism”. If you examine the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, you can see that this reflects the first division in classical liberal thinking.
Both the Federalist and the Anti-Federalists did not agree on the type of government to create to protect an individual’s life, liberty and property. In framing the Constitution, the Federalists were very careful to address the concerns put forth by the Anti-Federalists.
Taking the aforementioned into account, address the following questions :
How does the Constitution reflect a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? Why did we need a new constitution? What were the concerns of the Anti-Federalists?
What were the concerns of the Federalist? What plans were involved in this compromise? Which part of the Constitution reflects the interests of the Federalists/Anti-Federalists? How does it differ from the Articles of Confederation?
What are the core principles of the Constitution? Why has the Constitution endured for over 200 years? How is the nature of federalism influenced by the early debate between these two groups?
Conclusion;
What can you conclude about the debate between the Federalist/Anti-Federalist and its impact on the framing of the Constitution? Do you think the Constitution needs to be amended? Why or why not?
Constitutional Convention, Bicameral/Unicameral, The Sectional Compromise, Brutus, Federalist, Anti-Federalist, Articles I, II, III, Article IV (full faith and credit clause), Article VI (supremacy clause), Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Mercy Otis Warren, Republic, Federalist #10/faction, Amendment Process (Articles V, VII), Civil liberties, States rights, Shay’s Rebellion, police powers (10th A), etc. Any other terms from the class are of course welcome!
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