Discussion 1- Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson Queneshia Allen OD_20141117M_HIS220_2 Due by Saturday‚ 11:59 MT Instructor Andrea Lee 1. Whose views make more sense to you? Hamilton or Jefferson’s? Why 2. Whose vision do you think has survived to the present day? Do we have a Hamiltonian balance of power or Jeffersonian one? 3. Give an example in the news or in your experience that supports your answer in question number 2. Answers: 1. Which both sides being flawed in his visions for the
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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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History 1/27/11 Hamilton VS. Jefferson Both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson have different views about the future of America‚ but they both and intensions to better America by 1794. Hamilton believed in the government getting stronger with the rise of large corporations that can help provided jobs. Jefferson wanted to weaken the central government‚ and empower the states governments. Which view was more realistic and created a more secure system? With the Hamilton and Jefferson conflict‚ this
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Jefferson vs. Hamilton Rather than the best vision of a future‚ one must have the best suited vision to lead a country. In America‚ two political parties formed called the Federalists and Democratic Republicans. They formed due to the different views of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton‚ two secretaries of Washington’s Cabinet. White Jefferson was a Secretary of State‚ Hamilton was Secretary of Treasury who had very distinct and opposing views regarding the ruling of America. However Jefferson
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in the day‚ both trying to figure out how to run our country‚ The United States of America. Their names of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Both of these two men were brilliant and had strong feelings about their beliefs of how to manage our country. Both Jefferson and Hamilton had me hooked very strongly and Jefferson did get me on his side for a little‚ but overall Hamilton is the one I believe had better viewpoints as to how to run our government. Some of Hamilton’s main points were believing
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conflicting philosophies were acted out by the Federalist and the Democratic Republican parties‚ respectively. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ advocated the importance of a strong central government in leading the country forward‚ while the Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ promoted increasing the common man’s role in government. Although both political parties had good intentions for the future of the United States‚ the Federalist Party was much more effective at uniting the
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political parties in the United States formed over the ratification of the Constitution‚ and two opposing groups were immediately created: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Even though the Democratic-Republicans would hold office in the White-House for more than half of the United States first thirty-six years as a nation‚ it is the Federalists that had a significantly greater effect on the formation of the United States. Their ratification of the Constitution and support of a centralized
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Based Question: Hamilton v. Jefferson The argument that ensued between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists might have ended many years ago‚ but their philosophical ideals shaped the foundation of our beliefs as a country. These beliefs can be whittled down to two men named Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Both men fought assertively for a government based on their ideas‚ believing that their respective ideals would create an outstanding government. Hamilton‚ like the Federalists‚ valued a stronger
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April 13‚ 1743 Albemarle County in the English colony of Virginia was the start of an American historical giant. Thomas Jefferson was born in affluence to his father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ a rising young planter in the Virginia colony‚ and his mother‚ Jane Randolph‚ who held a high status within the colony as well. Due to his father’s prosperity Jefferson was afforded the absolute best in the ways of education‚ starting with private tutors at the age of five‚ then moving on to learn how to read Greek
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Jeffersonian vs. the Federalists Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were two of the most influential brilliant minds of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Although‚ Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed with each other continually‚ their different viewpoints developed the two most prominent branches of government leading to the separation of powers between state and central government. Hamilton was a strong outspoken federalist that believed the average people were not intelligent
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