Quiz: Who Said It? Distinguishing between Federalists and Anti-Federalist

"The Constitution should include a Bill of Rights."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"The national (central) government will be located too far from most communities, preventing the people from actively participating in the government."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"It is unrealistic to expect people in a large nation to give up their own interests for the benefit of others. A large republic organized on the basis of checks and balances, and with power divided between the national and state government would be better."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"We are against ratification of this so called U.S. Constitution!"

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"Fools, the national government will adequately protect peoples' rights because of the system of checks and balances and the separation of power."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"I am in favor of ratifying this new Constitution."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"Can you not see my good sir, the national government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak, so a stronger national government is needed to deal with trade, currency (money) and defense."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"A strong executive branch was needed and a system of checks and balances would keep it from dominating the other two branches of government."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

" I fear the Constitution will give the national government too much power and that the states will lose their freedom."

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist

"This Constitution gives too much power to the executive branch, and it would be a threat to their natural rights. A president? Ha! Just a new way of saying King!"

• Federalist
• Anti-Federalist