Complete the table with statements about the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions on each issue (one to three statements for each issue). Use the websites listed to find information or look for your own sources. You might also want to go back and refer to the lessons in this unit for additional information. Debated Issue: Bill of Rights, state sovereignty, presidential power, political corruption, taxation

Federalists: They opposed a bill of rights in the Constitution because they thought the state constitutions guaranteed individual rights. They agreed to add the Bill of Rights as a condition of ratification.

Anti-Federalists They believed that a bill of rights needed to be in the Constitution to guarantee that the new federal government would not take away those rights. They successfully campaigned to have the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution after ratification.