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The Federalist Papers

Fact: In Federalist No. 84, Hamilton makes the case that there is no need to amend the Constitution by adding a Bill of Rights, insisting that the various provisions in the proposed Constitution protecting liberty amount to a "bill of rights".

MLA Citation: Hamilton, Alexander. The Federalist Papers. Open Road Media, 2020.

ISBN: 9781504060998

Quote: “To justify their zeal in this matter, they allege two things: one is that though the Constitution of New York has no bill of rights prefixed to it, yet it contains in the body of it various provisions in favor of particular privileges and rights, which, in substance, amount to the same thing…”

Hamilton, Alexander. The Federalist Papers. Open Road Media, 2020.

This is a primary source written by three founding fathers who were federalists. This source provides their perspective on the issues at hand. It goes into detail about the different arguments anti federalists would make and the authors’ points of view on those arguments. This source contrasts between the second because it shows the beliefs held by federalists in comparison to the beliefs held by anti federalists described in the second source. This will be applied to the project by showing specific beliefs held by the authors.

“Anti-Federalists.” Encyclopædia Britannica Online, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc, 2020.

This source describes the beliefs that anti federalists held. It mentions key figures in the anti federalist party as well as the states this party was most prominent in. This source shows contrast between the first source by showing the viewpoints held by anti federalists in contrast to the federalists. This will be applied to the project by showing specific beliefs held by this party as well as naming prominent figures and locations.