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Differences Between Democratic-Republicans And Federalists
The two main political parties in early America, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, fought many ideological and political battles from 1790 to 1810. Conflicts between these two parties grew out of their opposing ideologies the Democratic-Republicans supported states rights and a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, whereas the Federalists favored a strong central government and a broader interpretation of the Constitution. However there are more than 3 major topics that I could talk about involving the Federalist and Democratic-Republicans between the years 1789 and 1812. Some of the topics are boring and some of the topics are pretty interesting.
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