Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

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Across
  1. 2. State that refused to ratify the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was promised
  2. 8. The system that divides power between the national and state governments
  3. 13. Anti-Federalists feared this position would become too powerful, like a king
  4. 14. The meeting in 1787 where the Constitution was drafted
  5. 18. The idea that government power should be divided among branches
  6. 21. The first ten amendments, demanded by the Anti-Federalists
  7. 22. Federalist who became the first U.S. president
  8. 23. Federalist known as the ‘Father of the Constitution’
Down
  1. 1. Compromise that counted enslaved individuals as a fraction of a person for representation
  2. 3. The first form of government in the U.S. before the Constitution
  3. 4. Primary author of the Anti-Federalist Papers
  4. 5. Federalist who became the fourth U.S. president
  5. 6. A key Anti-Federalist who opposed strong central government and later became Vice President
  6. 7. The branch of government responsible for making laws
  7. 9. The main fear of the Anti-Federalists regarding the new government
  8. 10. First Secretary of the Treasury and leader of the Federalists
  9. 11. Review The power of courts to determine the constitutionality of laws
  10. 12. The compromise that created a bicameral legislature
  11. 15. Political party that evolved from the Federalists
  12. 16. A leading Anti-Federalist who opposed ratification
  13. 17. Opponents of the Constitution who favored strong state governments
  14. 19. Supporters of the Constitution and a strong central government
  15. 20. Papers The series of essays written to promote the Constitution