beliefs. Despite a near infinite combination of political identities most of America falls under one of two groups‚ the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Naturally‚ with more than 320 million citizens divided into two parties their opinions will vary‚ but there are many distinct differences between Democrats and Republicans. Some of the many heated debates between the two parties are on the topics of military spending‚ immigration‚ and gun control. The majority of Democrats want to lower military
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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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government‚ it was hard to depict which parties’ group would be the strongest and the best fit to control the country: the Federalists’ or the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists’ wanted a very strong government to bring together the bickering states. On the other hand‚ the Democratic-Republicans pictured more independent state governments to rule the people. Although they didn’t agree on many things they did have one idea in common‚ such as‚ both parties wanted to follow the Constitution‚ but
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Federalist and Antifederalist had different ideas and beliefs of the nation’s government. Antifederalist believed in more power for the states and did not agree with a strong central government. They preferred the Articles of Confederation. Antifederalist did not want to ratify the Constitution due the fact there was no bill of rights and there was too much power in the national Constitution and not the States. On the other hand‚ Federalist believed in a more centralized national government. Federalist
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Democratic Party v Republican Party There are two major political parties in America right now; the Democrats and the Republicans. Everyone knows that the Democrats are more liberal and the Republicans are more conservative but might not know what each party really stands for and how they are similar and different. According to the Democratic National Committee‚ the Democratic Party was “founded on conviction that wealth and privilege shouldn’t be an entitlement to rule and the belief that values
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ways the two parties of Democratic Republican and Federalists extended both strict and loose characterizations of the constitution‚ that shows the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison were not as much of a stereotype. The Democratic Republicans had many ways of being strict through the constitution and a couple ways of being loose. Along with the Democratic Republicans the Federalists were more strict than loose when it came to the constitution and together both the Democratic Republicans and Federalists
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people. Despite steps to avoid this‚ two political parties did form after George Washington stated that he would not seek another term and it became unclear who would be the next president. These parties were the Federalist Party‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ and the Democratic Republican Party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson. The Federalists were conservative and as a result their beliefs centered on a strong central government. The Democratic Republicans were liberal and supported the rights of states and
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Constitutional Characterizations of Federalists and Democratic Republicans Throughout time‚ in reference to the constitution‚ Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans have been stereotyped as strict constructionists‚ while Federalists as lose interpreters. The true test of these assumptions is revealed throughout the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison‚ two leading figures of these two political parties. Although Jefferson advocated strict interpretation of the Constitution in his speech his
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Many people are often wondering what their government is up to. When the topics of politics and economics come up in conversation‚ most people always think about what the differences between democratic and republican values or how capitalism affects a society. Especially before elections‚ many people face numerous interviews and campaigns to support a candidate running for office or bill in the legislature. Other times the conversation drifts to the challenging questions to answer‚ often leaving
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Federalists and anti-Federalists have many differences and similarities the Federalists want the power to be in the hands of the government and wanted a stronger federal government. While anti-Federalists believed a small state would make it easier to find a common good for their citizens and were against the American Constitution. Federalism is a political concept describing the practice whereby a group of members are bound together by agreement or covenant with a governing representative head.
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