Question

How did the Federalist Papers and the Antifederalist Papers influence ideas on systems of U.S. government?

Answer 1

Both were a series of articles written under fake names to protect the writers. The viewpoint of the group, such as the federalists, who wanted a strong national government, and the antifederalists who were afraid of an imbalance of power, were presented and argued back and forth. People reading these publications had access to information that they would not have had otherwise, and therefore were influenced by the opinions of these two groups.