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    Loose Constructionist v. Strict Constructionist Interpretation of the Constitution The debate over how much power a government should employ over its citizens has been issue in the United States‚ since its first development of government. This clash of views essentially led to the formation of political parties‚ and was the first major political dispute in the United States. Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton who was pro strong central government‚ industrialization‚ businesses and banking‚ was

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    Unlike the Federalists‚ who were broad constructionists‚ Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists. With respect to the federal Constitution‚ Jeffersonian Republicans are for the “strict” interpretation of the Constitution‚ while the Federalist Party and its supporters are in favor of the “loose” interpretation. However‚ during the period of 1801-1817‚ this characterization of Jefferson’s and Madison’s views began to differ. The Democrat Republicans almost switched

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    between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson led to the development of two political parties. Although the Jeffersonian-Democratic were strict constructionist and the Federalists were loose constructionists‚ both failed to be consistent and chose whichever interpretation that better served their interests at the time. Jefferson originally began as a strict state’s rights advocate. He only accepted the Constitution with a guarantee of the Bill of Rights that reversed many Federalists policies‚

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    Loose/Strict Constructionist DBQ By both definition and widespread perception the Jeffersonian-Republicans were strict constructionists‚ meaning they closely followed the framework of the Constitution. On the other hand‚ the belief was that Federalists‚ who thought the Constitution was open for interpretation‚ were loose constructionists. Although both the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison (Democratic-Republicans) mainly supported these theories‚ they‚ like other politicians of

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    With respect to the Constitution‚ Jeffersonian Republicans were casually characterized as strict constructionists who opposed the broad constructionism of the Federalist Party. By the end of John Adams’ presidential administration in 1800‚ two political parties emerged with opposite philosophical views of the Constitution; to shift once the democratic-republicans took office. When the revolution of 1800 propelled the democratic-republicans into office‚ Jefferson and Madison found Alexander Hamilton’s

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    characterization of Jeffersonian Republicans as strict constructionists and Federalists as loose constructionists was generally true for the most part. While both Presidents were Democratic-Republicans and often adopted a strict constructionist view‚ there were several exceptions in which they or other Republicans adopted a loose constructionist view. The same goes for the Federalists‚ who had several examples of them adopting a strict constructionist view. During the time of the Jefferson and Madison

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    The perception that Federalists were loose constructionists and that Jeffersonian Republicans were very strict 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

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    of law be strict or loose? Law can be understood differently by a different variety of people who apply if different whether it’s strictly‚ loosely and everything in between. I believe that the interpretation of law shouldn’t be really strict‚ but shouldn’t be very loose at the same time. I believe that the interpretation of law should be in the middle of strict and loose. If the interpretation of law is loose‚ then people will just go around it and find their way out. If it’s strict‚ then there

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    central government and a loose constitutional interpretation coagulated and followed the ideals of men such as Alexander Hamilton. The first opposition political party in the United States was the Republican party‚ which held power‚ nationally‚ between 1801 and 1825. Those who were in favor of states rights and a strict construction of the constitution fell under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson. These Jeffersonian republicans‚ also known as anti-federalists‚ believed in strict adherence to the writings

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    The Modern Presidency The strict constructionist presidency is a particular legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation. The phrase is also commonly used more loosely as a generic term for conservatism among the judiciary. William Taft‚ being a strict constructionist; to him meant that a president ’s power is limited to those powers specifically enumerated by the Constitution. William Taft was looked at as somewhat of a passive

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