- Much improvement needed

- Entirely uncontestedgovernment body

- Relied on rhetoric ofRevolutionary War

- Gave president too much power

- No Bill of Rights

- Many said that it's okay ifthe Bill of Rights would beadded.

- Supported a strong centralgovernment.

- Series of 85 essays

- Exemplified the Federalist ideals

- New node

- Main leader of Federalists

- Edmond Randolph

- James Madison

- George Washington

- John Jay

- Benjamin Franklin

- Leader of Anti-Federalists

- Major AFs

- Opposed creation of a strongcentral government

- Local politicians, feared loss ofpower with constitution

- Articles of Confederation

- Long debate to ratify

- Much needed improvement

- Inadequacies of nationalgovernment

- Strong govt. would help theeconomy grow