DBQ The different biased policies of which Federalists believed in interpreting the Constitution broadly‚ while Jeffersonian Republicans (Anti-Feds) believed it should be interpreted strictly‚ continued through the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. However‚ throughout both of their terms‚ both parties eventually “switched” their ideals‚ and followed the other party’s belief. “Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a singled government” (Doc. A) is a
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government grew and the nation prospered‚ the rise of leaders and political figures came about and with this‚ conflicting principles and ideology spawned‚ thus creating the first of the political parties; the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Although the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans ideology and stances on the power of the federal government‚ domestic economic policies and the group of constituents they represented differed vastly‚ members of both parties often compromised their
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The Federalist party was an American political party from 1792 to 1816. The Democratic-Republican party was founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans viewed society differently. Being they viewed society in a way to help people individually or help them as a whole. Both political groups viewed many key issues differently that played a role in 1792 to 1816. The Democratic-Republicans and Federalist were facing economic issues‚ government
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Anti Federalists wanted our government to remain the same; a monarchy. This would cause distrust in the government because of the possible corruption. Federalists felt we should have a central government. They preferred a government with three branches. I feel they cared more about the feelings of the people. Which is why I have sided with the federalist. As stated in Federalist paper #39 says "It is essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society‚ not from an
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While federalists preferred a stronger central government and the Anti’s were the exact opposite a compromise was to be made in order to satisfy the majority of the people. This comprise was the bill of rights‚ which gives the basic freedoms to the people and limits the power of the government (consent of the governed). The elastic clause allows a large amount of power to be gained when it is wrongly interpreted by those holding government places. This is often used purposefully by the executive
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Thesis: It would appear that the assertion that Democratic-Republicans were strict interpreters of the Constitution while Federalists were not are only somewhat accurate. The Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval is of particular interest because Jefferson outright states “...I know also‚ that the laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind”. This is somewhat different from the traditional image of Jefferson interpreting the constitution as absolute
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Jeffersonian Republicans vs. Federalists In regards to the United States constitution‚ Jeffersonian Republicans have been known as strict constructionists who had a narrow interpretation of the constitution following it to an extreme power. This was in opposition to the Federalists who had often followed a loose construction policy. And to a certain extent‚ the characterization of both of these parties was for the most part accurate during the presidencies of both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Republican side As new problems arose facing the new nation‚ many different views toward the new conflicts developed. Initially‚ Hamilton acted aggressively to deal with the new republic’s financial troubles with proposals to fund the national debt‚ create a central banking system and uniform currency‚ and promote manufacturing with a high protective tariff. Jefferson opposed these policies‚ objecting to the concentration of power in the hands of bankers and currency speculators. Jefferson believed
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political parties‚ the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists‚ had many conflicting belies. The Federalists believed that the federal government had certain implied powers that were not laid out in the Constitution. The Jeffersonian Republicans‚ on the other hand‚ believed that the government did not have the power to do anything that was not granted in the document. The DemocraticRepublicans can habitually be depicted as strict constitutionalists and the Federalists can be seen as broad constructionists
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the constitution‚ how we vote‚ and how we dealt with foreign affairs. The federalists and the democratic-republicans became the origin of a two-party political system in the United States. The two parties varied drastically not just in their policies but also in who were being represented in these groups. On the federalist end we have merchants‚ bankers‚ the mostly educated classes of people contrastingly on the republican side we have the artisans‚ the farmers‚ and mostly ill-educated folk. The
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