Complete the table with statements about the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions on each issue. John Adams (1797–1801) Issue Adams administration’s response to challenge
Anti-Federalist belief in the need for a bill of rights When Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, many people thought they violated the Bill of Rights. They saw the acts as a power grab by Federalists.
Anti-Federalist belief in the importance of state sovereignty
Anti-Federalists fear that the president would have too much power
Anti-Federalists fear that a strong federal government would become corrupt
Anti-Federalist resistance to undue taxation