Compare And Contrast The Federalist And Anti Federalists
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Both parties were proud of what they supported, and also believed that their party was the correct one without fault. The anti-federalists were led by Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Richard Henry Lee, who believed that power should be held by the states, not the central government. The federalists on the other hand were led by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay who believed in a strong central government. Federalists wanted a strong system of federal courts, while anti-federalists wanted limits on how much power federal courts had. Federalists felt that fiscal and monetary polices led to economical struggles, which led them to believe in central banking. Anti-federalists thought that states should have control of their money