What did the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists want after the Constitution was created in 1787? The Federalists wanted the Co
nstitution to be ratified as written; the Anti-Federalists wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government. The Federalists wanted the Constitution amended to describe the national government as a federal system; the Anti-Federalist wanted the Constitution to establish a parliamentary system of government. The Federalists wanted to add a clause to the Constitution that outlawed slavery; the Anti-Federalists wanted a guarantee that slavery would not be abolished for 20 years. The Federalists wanted to abolish state governments and give their power to the federal government; the Anti-Federalists wanted each state government to be more powerful than the federal government.
The Federalists wanted a strong government and strong executive branch, while the anti-Federalists wanted a weaker central government. The Federalists did not want a bill of rights —they thought the new constitution was sufficient. The anti-federalists demanded a bill of rights.
