Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had very different political views‚ which is why our first president‚ George Washington‚ had them both in his cabinet. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury‚ while Jefferson was the first Secretary of State. These differences begin with who they thought should govern and what type of government was the best. Hamilton thought we should have a strong central government in the interests of commerce and industry‚ while having the national government
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President Jefferson Thomas Jefferson: The United States ’ third President; Democratic Republican‚ philosopher‚ agrarian‚ plantation owner‚ politician. One of his more famous quotes comes from his First Inaugural Address "We are all Republicans‚ we are all Federalists." In that respect‚ though he was a very great man‚ I believe in that respect that he is wrong. During the early years of American democracy there was no "grey area" between the party lines. If you were a Federalist you were
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Before presidency‚ Thomas Jefferson believed that the constitution should be interpreted very strictly‚ but during his presidency his views were flipped. James Madison‚ on the other hand‚ believed that the constitution should be interpreted loosely before and during his presidency. Before Jefferson was elected‚ he‚ and the majority of the Jeffersonian Republicans‚ believed that the constitution should be interpreted very strictly. He believed that there was a necessity for “preservation of the
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law at New York Law School‚ and author of nearly twenty books on Early American legal and diplomatic history‚ is one of the latest in the long list of historians to attempt to tackle the life of Jefferson. In his work‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Bernstein provides a well-organized and balanced history of Jefferson as he traces his life from his birth into one of Virginia’s wealthiest families‚ to his death as a man who was ridden with debt and insecure of his place in history. Published in 2003‚ the strength
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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 shared school of thought. Jefferson proved himself a constructionist most of the time he was in office. In August of
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Thomas Jefferson and the Notes on the State of Virginia In The Notes on the State of Virginia‚ the author‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ talks about the differences between blacks and whites and explains why the two should live separate from one another. These differences include a number of physical as well as metal features that make the two different. Not only does Jefferson talk about why blacks should be separated from whites but he also talks about how in his opinion whites are more superior. Jefferson
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He is also one of the most famous presidents ever. He kept the country together during the Civil War. He was also assassinated shortly after the end of the war. Abraham Lincoln did not agree with the concept of slavery. He wasn’t born "The Great Emancipator‚" though. He became The Great Emancipator‚ a major part of which included signing the Emancipation Proclamation. One interesting fact‚ though‚ is that he only freed the slaves in the
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rebellion to basically prove the government is not in control. In Zinn’s argument about Hamilton‚ he stated that Hamilton suggested that there should be a president and senate for life and the government should a line itself with the richest element of the society. Jefferson‚ on the other hand‚ protested against Hamilton’s scheme. Jefferson believed that
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election of 1800‚ Jefferson ran for the Democratic-Republic party. His philosophy on government had always been to have a strict interpretation of the Constitution along with the strong belief in state rights over a strong central government that his opposing Federalist party wanted. His beliefs on a frugal and limited government‚ reduced army and navy‚ and the repeal of taxes were all issues that helped maintain his philosophy of government as well as alter it. One way Thomas Jefferson was able to keep
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Name Tutor Institution Subject code Date of submission THE THOMAS JEFFERSON BIBLE What are the major values rejected in the Thomas Jefferson Bible? The Thomas Jefferson Bible is a revised version of the Bible that was edited by the United States President‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ in the year 1804. It was during one winter evening in White House‚ which he decided to cut up parts of the bible and paste them in a blank folio. He only told his closest of friends about his doings. However‚ this original
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