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| Although the Anti Federalists agreed the A of C needed to be changed, did they support the constitution? |
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| No, they wanted something similar to the A of C. |
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| What did the Anti Feds think of having a national govt? |
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| It was at best a necessary evil. They wanted to keep sovereignty in the states. |
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| What clause were the Anti Feds worried about? |
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| The "Necessary and Proper" clause. |
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| Why were the Anti Feds worried about the necessary and proper clause? |
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| Defective human nature will lead national officials to seek power over states |
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| What did the Anti Feds think about the people's obedience to laws? |
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| It should be voluntary, which is only possible in a small republic. |
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| Explain Voluntary Obedience |
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| Govt should be so good, people want to follow laws. People should have confidence in govt. Small republic to get confidence. Govt literally closer to the people |
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| Using Voluntary Obedience, explain why the Anti Feds were against a large republic |
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| Govt literally and figuratively far away, if govt doesn't have confidence people will only obey through force, which is tyranny and despotism |
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| Explain govt strictly responsible |
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| Responsible only to people, select someone like you, who will mirror his constituents, Sm. Rep. |
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| Using strict govt responsibility, why Anti Feds against L. Rep. |
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| Large heterogeneous districts rep. will not mirror you, govt not responsible to its constituents |
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| Put good of others first, good of all above self interest, homogenous citizenry, low conflict because less to fight about, gov serves as school for citizenship |
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| Problems with Civic Virtue in Large Rep. |
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| Heterogeneous citizenship, govt can't serve as school for citizenship, citizens won't be virtuous |
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