I side with the federalists. They want to see change while the Anti-Federalists wanted to keep a monarchy government. A strong central government is extremely beneficial to our government and it has been proven. The federalists want to better our country. The Anti-Federalists would have led us into corruption. Unlike the Anti-Federalists, the federalists had valid points such as “It is essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion or a favored class of it”. The Anti-Federalists wanted to keep our government as it was so it would be most like a monarchy. Federalists believed in a strong central government. They wanted some of the powers removed from the states and then given to the central governments. Also, they wanted the constitution ratified immediately. In addition, the federalists supported the three branches of government. Federalists and Anti- Federalists had very different views as to how the country should be governed. Federalists were not only in favor of who ruled, but also the people. They wanted a central bank and an army. Also, they believed in separating the powers of government into different branches so that the government was also kept under control. It states in Federalist paper no. 59 “It is evident that each department should have a will of its own and consequently should be so constituted that the members of each should have as little agency as possible in the appointment of the members of the others but great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department”. Anti-Federalists were worried that a strong central government would take away their rights and their freedom. They didn’t want to end slavery and didn’t believe in having an army or banks. They strongly insisted that they have a monarchy government where the citizens had no say where what the government did. Also, they supported state governments which would give the government a higher chance of falling apart. In conclusion, I strongly side with federalists.