Prior to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued over the basic principles and limits in the role of the government. The quotations shown reflect those arguments. Use your knowledge of Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists to identify which group held each of the positions shown.
In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.
Second. It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens. If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure