Question

Which two political parties were vying for power after the passage of the US Constitution? (Select all that apply.)

Nativists
Whigs
Anti-Federalists
Federalists

Answer 1

The Federalists and the Anti Federalists. Basically, the Federalists said yay to the constitution and its provisions while the Anti-Federalists said nay

Answer 2

The correct answers are C) Anti Federalist and D) Federalists.

The two political parties that were vying for power after the passage of the US Constitution were the Anti-Federalists and Federalist.

The Federalist Party believed in a strong federal government for the new nation. Alexander Hamilton was one of the federalist that believed so. On the other hand, the Anti-federalists opposed a strong central government because they considered that it could have the risk of turning into a dictatorship such as the case of the English monarchy. Thomas Jefferson was an Anti-federalist.