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    The political party of the Federalist believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution‚ however‚ the Democratic-Republicans believed in a strict interpretation. Alexander Hamilton‚ the leader of the Federalist party‚ believed that loosely interpreting the Constitution would help our new country prosper. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ leaders of the Democratic-Republicans‚ believed that strictly interpreting the Constitution would protect our nation. Both had different views of how to

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    Chapter 6: Jeffersonian Democracy * In April 1802 Jefferson urged Minister Livingston to attempt the purchase of New Orleans and Florida or‚ as an alternative‚ to buy a tract of land near the mouth of the Mississippi River where a new port could be constructed * Jefferson appointed his friend nd disciple James Monroe minister plenipotentiary and sent him to Paris with instructions to offer up to $10 million for New Orleans and Florida. * For 60 million francs- about $15 million- the United

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    DBQ With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. However‚ during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison this characterization of the two parties was not so accurate. In the years of 1801 to 1817‚ both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ while supporting a strict construction of the constitution‚ addressed to loose interpretation of the constitution during

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    Chapter 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic Section I: Federalist and Republican Mudslingers Federalists labored under heavy handicaps Alien and Sedition Acts created many enemies The most damaging blow to the Federalists was the refusal of Adams to give them a fight with France After unpopular measures‚ the war scare was gone Military preparations now seemed not only unnecessary but extravagant Federalists concentrated fire at Jefferson himself He was accused of having

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    Federalists vs. Republicans To say the least‚ the Articles of Confederation were a highly inefficient means to running the country. Many ask why while the answer to that question lies within the nature of man himself. Yes‚ the Revolution occurred in response to the repressive temperament of the British rulers and the desire for individual freedoms. It was followed by total control of the government by the masses of peoples who‚ by nature‚ were unfit to rule…or were they? While it was blatantly

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    The Jeffersonian Democracy was a movement in the first decade of the nineteenth century led by Thomas Jefferson‚ and they felt that the people made the best choices in choosing a leader with the greatest abilities (Dictionary.com‚ n.d.). Thomas Jefferson‚ a democratic- republican‚ took a different political stance than his Federalist counterparts. He felt that it was ideal to deal with the citizens directly‚ which quickly made him popular. The Jefferson democratic-republicans created newspapers

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    Ashley Chu FEDERALIST No. 10 Madison is discussing the problem of factions fighting and it is tearing a country apart. Faction is a number of citizens‚ who are for one thing‚ or against something. As Madison defined “they are adverse to the rights of other citizens‚ or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” There are two ways to control them‚ which are remove the cause the control the effect. In the essay he talks about the detail of how to remove the cause‚ which are destroy

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    When deciding whether the Constitution better embodied the American commitment to democracy (republicanism)‚ or whether it produced a greater compromise to it‚ one must define the nature of a republican government. Both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist set forth their distinctive views on the quality of representational government‚ but it was James Madison and Alexander Hamilton vision I feel was the most correct. By accepting their view‚ it is clear that they propose the best arguments for why

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    the subject of numerous debates. The contending groups consisted of Federalists‚ those who supported ratification‚ and Anti-Federalists‚ those opposed to the constitution. Each group published a series of letters known as the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers. The Anti-Federalist papers objected to provisions of the proposed constitution while the Federalist Papers defended the rationale behind the document. Anti-Federalist objections included that; the United States was too extensive to be

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