How Did Thomas Jefferson Agree On What Type Of Government

There were two who opposed on most things and fought for what in which they believed in harshly, one was a patriot and the leader of the republicans, the other was a loyalist, leader of the federalists. The Patriot, Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia on April 13, 1743, he grew up with a old respective family and was a very smart and gifted. The loyalist, Alexander Hamilton was born in the british west indies on January 11, 1757 and grew up with no family or money but was also very smart and gifted. These two hated each other as being leaders of two different political parties, they fought over many things like what kind of government there should have been back in the 17-18 hundreds. They also had trouble agreeing on what the ideal economy
Thomas Jefferson and his group of republicans had no patience with the federalists view that only the “best people” should rule. To Democratic-Republicans, this view came close to monarchy, or rule by a king. Democratic-Republicans believed that the best government was the one that governed the least. A small government with limited powers was most likely to leave the people alone to enjoy the blessings of liberty. To keep the national government small, they insisted on a strict construction, or interpretation, of the Constitution. Opposingly, Alexander Hamilton and his group of federalists believed that the country should be ruled but the best people, educated wealthy public spirited man like themselves. People that had the tims education and background to run the country wisely. Federalists favored a strong national government, they believed in loose construction, a government's powers under the constitution to unite of the states were not nealy as important as national power and unity. They wanted one powerful national government to run the entire