Which people were the Federalists?
Responses
those who argued that the goal of the Constitutional Convention was to amend the Articles of Confederation, not to write a new document
those who argued that the goal of the Constitutional Convention was to amend the Articles of Confederation, not to write a new document
those who supported the ratification of the Constitution as it was written at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787
those who supported the ratification of the Constitution as it was written at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787
those who believed that the United States should have a bicameral legislature in which each state’s representation was not based on its population
those who believed that the United States should have a bicameral legislature in which each state’s representation was not based on its population
those who insisted that slaves be counted as full persons when determining state and national population figures
those who insisted that slaves be counted as full persons when determining state and national population figures
The Federalists were a group of people who held the following beliefs:
1. They argued that the goal of the Constitutional Convention was to amend the Articles of Confederation, not to write a new document.
2. They supported the ratification of the Constitution as it was written at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.
3. They believed that the United States should have a bicameral legislature in which each state's representation was not based on its population.
4. They insisted that slaves be counted as full persons when determining state and national population figures.