Ratificating the constitution The US Constitution was written and ratified in 1787. It is over 200 years old. People think that this document has always been honored, but this is not true. There were many people who supported this Constitution who they were called the Federalists and people who opposed it who were called the Antifederalists. Ratification of this Constitution involved many arguments in which the Antifederalists feared an absolute power and a too powerful government. They …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…like that idea now since some of their votes are not counted), they also separated powers between the state government and the federal government (federalism). Antifederalists made sure we had our rights and freedoms, they pushed the government to further fix the problems of our nation by rebelling in the Shay’s rebellion. Both sides had an equal say in this Constitution because they both added rights and limitations of the government to the Constitution.