The Anti-Federalist Papers
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The Anti-Federalist Papers provide us with a source, explaining the counter-arguments to overthrowing the Articles of Confederation and the establishment of a new Constitution to strengthen the powers of the Federal Government, made at the Constitutional Convention that was held in 1787 in the city of Philadelphia.
The Anti-Federalist Papers, "a blog series introduction" - Date written: October 3, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #1, "A General Introduction" - Date written: October 4, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #2, "We Have Been Told of Phantoms" - Date written: October 5, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #3, "New Constitution Creates a National Government; Will Not Abate Foreign Influence; Dangers of Civil War and Despotism" - Date written: October 6, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #4, "Foreign Wars, Civil Wars, and Indian Wars - Three Bugbears" - Date written: October 7, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #5, "Scotland and England - A Case In Point" - Date written: October 8, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #6, "The Hobgoblins of Anarchy and Dissensions Among the States" - Date written: October 11, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #7, "Adoption of the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War" - Date written: October 12, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #8, "The Powers Invested in Congress of Sending Troops For Suppressing Insurrections Will Always Enable Them to Stifle The First Struggles of Freedom" - Date written: October 13, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #9, "A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny" - Date written: October 14, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #10, "On the Preservation of Parties, Public Liberty Depends" - Date written: October 15, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #11, "Unrestricted Power Over Commerce Should Not Be Given The National Government" - Date written: October 18, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #12, "How Will the New Government Raise Money?" - Date written: October 19, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #13, "The Expense of the New Government" - Date written: October 20, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #14, "Extent of Territory Under Consolidated Government Too Large to Preserve Liberty or Protect Property" - Date written: October 21, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #15, "Rhode Island is Right" - Date written: October 22, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #16, "Europeans Admire and Federalists Decry the Present System" - Date written: October 25, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #17, "Federalist Power Will Ultimately Subvert State Authority" - Date written: October 26, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #18, "What Does History Teach? Part One" - Date written: October 27, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #19, "Is there an Anti-Federalist Paper #19?" - Date written: October 28, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #20, "What Does History Teach? Part Two" - Date written: October 29, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #21, "Why the Articles Failed" - Date written: November 1, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #22, "Articles of Confederation Simply Requires Amendments, Particular For Commercial Power and Judicial Power; Constitution Goes To Far" - Date written: November 2, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #23, "Certain Powers Necessary For the Common Defense, Can and Should Be Limited" - Date Written: November 3, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #24, "Objections to a Standing Army, Part One" - Date written: November 4, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #25, "Objections to a Standing Army, Part Two" - Date written: November 5, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #26, "The Use of Coercion by the New Government, Part One" - Date written: November 8, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #27, "The Use of Coercion by the New Government, Part Two" - Date written: November 9, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #28, "The Use of Coercion by the New Government, Part Three" - Date written: November 10, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #29, "Objections to National Control of the Militia (Part One)" - Date written: November 11, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #30, "Objections to National Control of the Militia (Part Two?)" - Date written: November 12, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #31, "A Virginia Antifederalist on the Issue of Taxation" - Date written: November 15, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #32, "Federal Taxation and the Doctrine of Implied Powers (Part One)" - Date written: November 16, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #33, "Federal Taxation and the Doctrine of Implied Powers (Part Two)" - Date written: November 17, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #34, "The Problem of Concurrent Taxation" - Date written: November 18, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #35, "Federal Taxing Power must be Restrained" - Date written: November 19, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #36, "Representation and Internal Taxation" - Date written: November 22, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #37, "Factions and the Constitution" - Date written: November 23, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #38, "Some Reactions to Federalist Arguments" - Date written: November 24, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #39, "Appearance and Reality - The Form is Federal; The Effect is National" - Date written: November 25, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #40, "On the Motivations and Authority of the Founding Fathers" - Date written: November 26, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #41, "The Quality of Power the Union Must Possess is One Thing - The Mode of Exercising the Power Given is Quite a Different Consideration (Part One)" - Date written: November 29, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #42, "The Quality of Power the Union Must Possess is One Thing- The Mode of Exercising the Power Given is Quite a Different Consideration (Part Two)" - Date written: November 30, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #43, "Is there an Anti-Federalist Paper #43?" - Date written: December 1, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #44, "What Congress Can Do; The States Can Not" - Date written: December 2, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #45, "Power of National Government Dangerous to State Governments; New York as an Example" - Date written: December 3, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #46, "Where Then is the Restraint?" - Date written: December 6, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #47, "Balance of Departments Not Achieved Under New Constitution" - Date written: December 7, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #48, "No Separation of Departments Results In Now Responsibility" - Date written: December 8, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #49, "On Constitutional Conventions Part One" - Date written: December 9, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #50, "On Constitutional Conventions Part Two" - Date Written: December 10, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #51, "Do Checks and Balances Really Secure the Rights of the People?" - Date written: December 13, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #52, "On the Guarantee of Congressional Biennial Elections" - Date written: December 14, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #53, "A Plea for the Right of Recall" - Date written: December 15, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #54, "Apportionment and Slavery: Northern and Southern Views" - Date written: December 16, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #55, "Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Representative? (Part One)" - Date written: December 17, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #56, "Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Representative? (Part Two)" - Date written: December 20, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #57, "Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Representative? (Part Three)" - Date written: December 21, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #58, "Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Representative? (Part Four)" - Date written: December 22, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #59, "The Danger of Congressional Control of Elections" - Date written: December 23, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #60, "Will the Constitution Promote the Interests of Favorite Classes?" - Date written: December 24, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #61, "Questions and Comments on the Constitutional Provisions Regarding the Election of Congressmen" - Date written: December 27, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #62, "On the Organization and Power of the Senate (Part One)" - Date written: December 28, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #63, "On the Organization and Power of the Senate (Part Two)" - Date written: December 29, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #64, "On the Organization and Power of the Senate (Part Three)" - Date written: December 30, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #65, "On the Organization and Power of the Senate (Part Four)" - Date written: December 31, 2021
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #66, "On the Power of Impeachment" - Date written: January 3, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #67, "Various Fears Concerning the Executive Department" - Date written: January 4, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #68, "On the Mode of Electing the President" - Date written: January 5, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #69, "The Character of the Executive Office" - Date written: January 6, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers - Anti-Federalist Paper #70, "The Powers and Dangerous Potentials of His Elected Majesty" - Date written: January 7, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #71, "The Presidential Term of Office" - Date written: January 10, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #72, "On the Electoral College; on the Re-eligibility of the President" - Date written: January 11, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #73, "Does the Presidential Veto Power Infringe on the Separation of Departments?" - Date written: January 12, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #74, "The President as Military King" - Date written: January 13, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #75, "A Note Protesting the Treaty-Making Provisions of the Constitution" - Date written: January 14, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #76, "An Anti-Federalist View of the Appointing Power Under the Constitution" - Date written: January 17, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #77, "Is there an Anti-Federalist Paper #77?" - Date-written: January 18, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #78, "The Power of the Judiciary (Part One)" - Date written: January 19, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #79, "Is there an Anti-Federalist Paper #79?" - Date written: January 20, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #80, "The Power of the Judiciary (Part Two)" - Date written: January 21, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #81, "The Power of the Judiciary (Part Three)" - Date written: January 24, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #82, "The Power of the Judiciary (Part Four)" - Date written: January 25, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #83, "The Federal Judiciary and Issue of Trial by Jury" - Date written: January 26, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #84, "On the Lack of a Bill of Rights" - Date written: January 27, 2022
The Anti-Federalist Papers: Anti-Federalist Paper #85, "Concluding Remarks - Evils Under Confederation Exaggerated; Constitution Must Be Drastically Revised Before Adoption" - Date written: January 28, 2022
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