A. They wanted to increase support for ratification of the Constitution
The Federalists were those who had helped create the Constitution after the Articles of Confederation failed, or they supported the Constitution. In order for the Constitution to speak for the people, each state had to ratify it. Anti-Federalists believed that it gave the government too much power and published essays against ratifying it. The Federalist papers were in response.
the vice president leads the house and the speaker leads the senate
delegates debated major issues such as the makeup of the legislature and the effect of slavery on representation
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