During the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the characterization of Jeffersonian Republicans as strict constructionists and Federalists as loose constructionists was generally true for the most part. While both Presidents were Democratic-Republicans and often adopted a strict constructionist view‚ there were several exceptions in which they or other Republicans adopted a loose constructionist view. The same goes for the Federalists‚ who had several examples of them adopting a strict
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The perception that Federalists were loose constructionists and that Jeffersonian Republicans were very strict constructionists was very well founded‚ but not accurate 100% of the time. The presidency of Thomas Jefferson mainly supported the theory that the Jeffersonian Republicans were strict constructionists. James Madison’s presidency supported that theory as well. Both presidents‚ however‚ made exceptions to their general policies when an issue was just too big to fit inside the tiny box of their
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During the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison (1801-1817)‚ a dual political party government was starting to form. In the Constitution‚ which was made in 1787‚ it is portrayed Jeffersonian Republicans as strict constructionists and Federalists as broad ones. It is true that the Democratic-Republicans believed in the strict construction of the constitution and a weaker federal government‚ thinking that if there were high concentration of central government‚ it would lead to a loss of individual
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Loose Constructionist v. Strict Constructionist Interpretation of the Constitution The debate over how much power a government should employ over its citizens has been issue in the United States‚ since its first development of government. This clash of views essentially led to the formation of political parties‚ and was the first major political dispute in the United States. Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton who was pro strong central government‚ industrialization‚ businesses and banking‚ was
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Both Jefferson and Madison were Jeffersonian Republicans who were characterized as strict-constructionists in respect to the federal constitution before they each took the office of the presidency‚ but when they took office the public found out that Jefferson and Madison’s previous characterizations had not been very accurate when‚ as president‚ they began to act like the opposite of what they originally believed in. In the years before his presidency‚ Thomas
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Loose/Strict Constructionist DBQ By both definition and widespread perception the Jeffersonian-Republicans were strict constructionists‚ meaning they closely followed the framework of the Constitution. On the other hand‚ the belief was that Federalists‚ who thought the Constitution was open for interpretation‚ were loose constructionists. Although both the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison (Democratic-Republicans) mainly supported these theories‚ they‚ like other politicians of
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and Thomas Jefferson led to the development of two political parties. Although the Jeffersonian-Democratic were strict constructionist and the Federalists were loose constructionists‚ both failed to be consistent and chose whichever interpretation that better served their interests at the time. Jefferson originally began as a strict state’s rights advocate. He only accepted the Constitution with a guarantee of the Bill of Rights that reversed many Federalists policies‚ (Doc. A).Jefferson supported
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founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and was characterized as strict constructionist‚ which meant that members believed that the constitution should be interpreted by what was written. The ideas of the Democratic-Republicans were opposed to those of the Federalist who believed in loose interpretation. Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison served as presidents under the Democratic - Republican Party. Jefferson served from March 4‚ 1801 – March 4‚ 1809 and Madison from March 4‚ 1809 –
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Unlike the Federalists‚ who were broad constructionists‚ Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists. With respect to the federal Constitution‚ Jeffersonian Republicans are for the “strict” interpretation of the Constitution‚ while the Federalist Party and its supporters are in favor of the “loose” interpretation. However‚ during the period of 1801-1817‚ this characterization of Jefferson’s and Madison’s views began to differ. The Democrat Republicans almost switched
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Devin Timms AP US History Jefferson/Madison DBQ During the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the two political parties were still somewhat true to their founding ideas‚ but not completely. The different parties had started to let go of their strong stances and instead begin to take a more‚ middle of the road viewpoint. The Jeffersonians began to sway from their strict constructionism partly‚ as they passed things like the 1st Bank of the United States‚ which went against almost
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