Question

match the groups with their positions during the constitutional convention and ratification.
drag each item on the left to its matching item on the right. note that every item may not have a match, while some items may have more than one match.

federalists only
neither antifederalists nor federalists
antifederalists only
both antifederalists and federalists

wanted a limited government
argued that representatives must be \a true picture of the people\
believed the bill of rights was unnecessary
attacked the elastic (or necessary and proper) clause

Explanation:

Analyze positions on limited government

Both Federalists and Antifederalists favored a limited government, though they differed on how to achieve it (Federalists through institutional design like separation of powers, and Antifederalists through explicit restrictions and local representation).

Analyze representation and Bill of Rights arguments

The quote that representatives must be "a true picture of the people" is a classic Antifederalist argument (e.g., Melancton Smith) advocating for close, descriptive representation. The belief that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary because the Constitution already limited federal power was held by Federalists only (e.g., Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 84).

Analyze positions on the elastic clause

Antifederalists strongly attacked the "necessary and proper" (elastic) clause, arguing it gave the national government dangerous, open-ended power.

Answer:

• wanted a limited government: both Antifederalists and Federalists
• argued that representatives must be "a true picture of the people": Antifederalists only
• believed the Bill of Rights was unnecessary: Federalists only
• attacked the elastic (or necessary and proper) clause: Antifederalists only