At first, the Federalists said the Bill of Rights was not needed because the state constitutions gives the people and the states any powers not given to the federal government
Prior to the federalism, they were group of individual that supported the ratification of the new Constitution in 1787 and favored a strong national government.
During the debate for inclusion of Bill of Rights as the First Amendment, the Federalists opposed the bill of rights on the ground that it was unnecessary but the Anti-Federalists who were afraid of a strong centralized government refused to support the Constitution without one.
Succinctly put, the Federalists said the Bill of Rights was not needed because the state constitutions gives the people and the states any powers not given to the federal government
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