Which best describes the Federalists?

[domdompoms]

A.Supported the Constitution, favored a weak central government, and wanted a national bank.
B.Supported by bankers and merchants, wanted a stronger central government, and wanted a national bank.
C.Favored the Articles of Confederation, wanted a stronger government, supported by bankers and merchants.

[woofgang]

yes, definitely one of those...they also did their own homework

[pink-kittens]

Favoured*

We are in the UK here

[Clanad]

As mentioned, this is primarily a U.K. site, but from time to time one of us deluded and misplaced Yanks (former Colonists) wanders in, usually to be shooed to the back room like a crazy cousin.

The Federalists primarily believed in a Constitution, but without a Bill of Rights, believing, instead, that human rights were so clearly understood that is was unecessary... thankfully, "the "Anti-Federalists" prevailed at the ratification meeting for the Constitution. The American people had just fought a war to defend their rights, and they did not want a intimidating national government taking those rights away again. The lack of a bill of rights was the focus of the Anti-Federalist campaign against ratification". (Source: Think Quest).
The Federalists (ostensibly led by Alexander Hamilton) wanted to establish a National Bank for two primary reasons... to deal with the substantial national debt caused by the War of Independence and to stabilize the currency since, previously, each State could print its own money. (Early leaders of the anti-Federalists were George Mason and Patrick Henry).
Lastly, the Federalists favored strong bankers and merchants to help establish inter-state commerce, which would be under the control of the larger Federal Government they favored rather than fractured States Rights governments. The Anti-Federalists did not want Federally favored inter-state commerce fearing that would lead to monopolies against which the smaller business could not compete...

[woofgang]

That's okay Clanad, so long as you keep taking the pills you can stay :-)