Federalist v. Antifederalist

Changed the rules of the game.

Need 9 out of 13 to be ratified

Federalist

Better organized

Feared anarchy and chaos

Eminent leaders

Esp. Franklin and Washington

Able political philosophers

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

John Jay

“Publius”

The Federalist Papers

Madison, Federalist 10

Antifederalist

Bad name, given by federalist

Feared tyranny

Centralized power

Taxation

Lacked a bill of rights

Corruption

Well born favored at the cost of the common

June 1788 NH became the 9^th state

MA, VI, and NY all ratified for commercial reasons and with the assurance that a bill of rights would be added.