Did events in the 1790s validate anti-federalist fears about the government created by the Constitution?
In 1787, the Constitutional Convention presented a plan for a new, energetic national government of the United States. In the ensuing debate over ratification, anti-federalist critics expressed a variety of concerns about the Constitution, fearing that it would prove repugnant to the principles of a republican government. In an essay of at least 400 words, … Read more