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The Constitutional Debates
The members of the US Constitutional Convention debated long and hard about
the form that the nation’s executive should take. There was little enthusiasm for a
system that might replace George III with a home-grown executive that might prove
equally threatening, but there were concerns that the new nation should have an
executive leadership capable of acting decisively in the nation’s interest when
necessary
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. Although disestablishment occurred over time on a state-by-state basis,
the debates concerning law and religion at the 1787 federal constitutional convention
outline the ideological base for separating church and state. These debates fit nicely
into the growing ideological realization that all private actions required protection from
the threats posed by the public sector
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The two major groups at the Constitutional Convention were the Federalists and
the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists genuinely believed that a strong national
government threatened individual freedoms. The Federalists thought the country would
fail and disintegrate if the national government did not have sufficient power to cope
with its many problems
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. During the process of ratification of the Constitution,
Federalists and Anti-Federalists conflicted over several issues
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. Federalists displayed
an understandable tendency to reflect their advocacy of a strong national government.
The Anti-Federalists were more in line with their uncompromisingly republican cause
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The debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists consisted in two common
1
Robert J. McKeever and Philip Davies, A Brief Introduction to US Politics (Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2014), 94.
2
Jeremy T. Gunn and John Witte, No Establishment of Religion: America's Original Contribution to Religious
Liberty (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012), 114.
3
Kenneth L. Hill, An Essential Guide to American Politics and the American Political System (Bloomington, IN:
AuthorHouse, 2012), 22.
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Pamela K. Lamb, 5 Steps to a 5 AP US Government and Politics (Columbus, OH: Mcgraw-Hill, 2011), 107.
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Moritz Mucke, Antiquity in "The Federalist Papers" (Munich: GRIN Verlag, 2014), 2.

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Your Last Name 1 THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE Customer Inserts His/Her Name Customer Inserts Grade Course Customer Inserts Tutor’s Name June 17, 2016 Your Last Name 2 The Constitutional Debates The members of the US Constitutional Convention debated long and hard about the form that the nation’s executive should take. There was little enthusiasm for a system that might replace George III with a home-grown executive that might prove equally threatening, but there were concerns that the new nation should have an executive leadership capable of acting decisively in the nation’s interest when necessary 1. Although disestablishment occurred over time on a state-by-state basis, the debates concerning law and religion at the 1787 federal constitutional convention outline the ideological base for separating church and state. These debates fit nicely into the growing ideological realization that all private actions required protection from the threats posed by the public sector 2. The two major groups at the Constitutional Convention were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists genuinely believed that a strong national government threatened individual freedoms. The Federalists thought the country would fail and disintegrate if the national government did not have sufficient power to cope with its many problems 3. During the process of ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists conflicted over several issues 4. Federalists displayed ...
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