Anti Federalist 1 | General introduction: a dangerous plan of benefit only to the "aristocratick combination" |
Anti Federalist 2 | We have been told of phantoms |
Anti Federalist 3 | New constitution creates a national government; will not abate foreign influence; dangers of civil war and despotism |
Anti Federalist 4 | Foreign wars, civil wars, and indian wars - three bugbears |
Anti Federalist 5 | Scotland and england - a case in point |
Anti Federalist 6 | The hobgoblins of anarchy and dissensions among the states |
Anti Federalist 7 | Adoption of the constitution will lead to civil war |
Anti Federalist 8 | The power vested in congress of sending troops for suppressing insurrections will always enable them to stifle the first struggles of freedom |
Anti Federalist 9 | A consolidated government is a tyranny |
Anti Federalist 10 | On the preservation of parties, public liberty depends |
Anti Federalist 11 | Unrestricted power over commerce should not be given the national government |
Anti Federalist 12 | How will the new government raise money? |
Anti Federalist 13 | The expense of the new government |
Anti Federalist 14 | Extent of territory under consolidated government too large to preserve liberty or protect property |
Anti Federalist 15 | Rhode island is right! |
Anti Federalist 16 | Europeans admire and federalists decry the present system |
Anti Federalist 17 | Federalist power will ultimately subvert state authority |
Anti Federalist 18-20 | What does history teach? (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 18-20 | What does history teach? (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 21 | Why the articles failed |
Anti Federalist 22 | Articles of confederation simply requires amendments, particularly for commercial power and judicial power; constitution goes too far |
Anti Federalist 23 | Certain powers necessary for the common defense, can and should be limited |
Anti Federalist 24 | Objections to a standing army (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 25 | Objections to a standing army (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 26 | The use of coercion by the new government (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 27 | The use of coercion by the new government (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 28 | The use of coercion by the new government (part 3) |
Anti Federalist 29 | Objections to national control of the militia |
Anti Federalist 30-31 | A virginia antifederalist on the issue of taxation |
Anti Federalist 32 | Federal taxation and the doctrine of implied powers (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 33 | Federal taxation and the doctrine of implied powers (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 34 | The problem of concurrent taxation |
Anti Federalist 35 | Federal taxing power must be restrained |
Anti Federalist 36 | Representation and internal taxation |
Anti Federalist 37 | Factions and the constitution |
Anti Federalist 38 | Some reactions to federalist arguments |
Anti Federalist 39 | Appearance and reality-the form is federal; the effect is national |
Anti Federalist 40 | On the motivations and authority of the founding fathers |
Anti Federalist 41-43 | The quantity of power the union must possess is one thing; the mode of exercising the powers given is quite a different consideration |
Anti Federalist 41-43 | The quantity of power the union must possess is one thing; the mode of exercising the powers given is quite a different consideration |
Anti Federalist 44 | What congress can do; what a state can not |
Anti Federalist 45 | Powers of national government dangerous to state governments; new york as an example |
Anti Federalist 46 | Where then is the restraint? |
Anti Federalist 47 | Balance of departments not achieved under new constitution |
Anti Federalist 48 | No separation of departments results in no responsibility |
Anti Federalist 49 | On constitutional conventions (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 50 | On constitutional conventions (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 51 | Do checks and balances really secure the rights of the people? |
Anti Federalist 52 | On the guarantee of congressional biennial elections |
Anti Federalist 53 | A plea for the right of recall |
Anti Federalist 54 | Apportionment and slavery: northern and southern views |
Anti Federalist 55 | Will the house of representatives be genuinely representative? (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 56 | Will the house of representatives be genuinely representative? (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 57 | Will the house of representatives be genuinely representative? (part 3) |
Anti Federalist 58 | Will the house of representatives be genuinely representative? (part 4) |
Anti Federalist 59 | The danger of congressional control of elections |
Anti Federalist 60 | Will the constitution promote the interests of favorite classes? |
Anti Federalist 61 | Questions and comments on the constitutional provisions regarding the election of congressmen |
Anti Federalist 62 | On the organization and powers of the senate (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 63 | On the organization and powers of the senate (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 64 | On the organization and powers of the senate (part 3) |
Anti Federalist 65 | On the organization and powers of the senate (part 4) |
Anti Federalist 66 | From North Carolina |
Anti Federalist 67 | Various fears concerning the executive department |
Anti Federalist 68 | On the mode of electing the president |
Anti Federalist 69 | The character of the executive office |
Anti Federalist 70 | The powers and dangerous potentials of his elected majesty |
Anti Federalist 71 | The presidential term of office |
Anti Federalist 72 | On the electoral college; on reeligibility of the president |
Anti Federalist 73 | Does the presidential veto power infringe on the separation of departments? |
Anti Federalist 74 | The president as military king |
Anti Federalist 75 | A note protesting the treaty-making provisions of the constitution |
Anti Federalist 76-77 | An antifederalist view of the appointing power under the constitution |
Anti Federalist 78-79 | The power of the judiciary (part 1) |
Anti Federalist 80 | The power of the judiciary (part 2) |
Anti Federalist 81 | The power of the judiciary (part 3) |
Anti Federalist 82 | The power of the judiciary (part 4) |
Anti Federalist 83 | The federal judiciary and the issue of trial by jury |
Anti Federalist 84 | On the lack of a bill of rights |
Anti Federalist 85 | Concluding remarks: evils under confederation exaggerated; constitution must be drastically revised before adoption |