In 1787 when the Constitution was created it caused many people to start a grand debate. Of course, there were people that supported the constitution and people that were afraid of the constitution. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists created documents that are within the Constitution that have shaped United States political parties. The Federalists supported a strong central government because the Articles of Confederation didn’t have strong national power, and was very restrictive.A reason why The Federalist wanted to change the constitution was to add people’s opinion into the Constitution. The Anti-Federalists supported a strong state government because they believed that a strong national government would cause a monarch and they were afraid of who will have the power.…
When Jefferson became president, he cut down down the military to lower national debt (the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or people). This left many pros and cons.…
The two major achievements of Jefferson's presidency were the Louisiana Purchase and the abolition of the slave trade," according to historian John Chester Miller.…
He believed it gave too much power to the central government, and left the states with little say. Jefferson could be compared to a “Republican” of today, or one that follows a strict interpretation of the government. This strict interpretation meant that the central government was not around to babysit the people, but rather to handle nationwide affairs while state government performs most of the work. This strict reading of the constitution led to a hatred for the Excise tax, which allotted too much power to the central government in controlling economic affairs. As Jefferson himself put it, “ he excise law is an infernal one.”…
Before the state convention, there is a great issue about liberty. One proponents of the Constitution are federalists who favor to establish a stronger national government; one opponents of the Constitution are anti-federalists who favor to establish a weaker national government. Federalists think only a stronger national government have an ability to keep the states in control. Anti-federalists think the states should have more power than the national government. Even though the conflict between federalist and anti-federalist doesn't stop, whether it is a federalists or anti-federalists, they have the same dream to united the states to become a strong country. The perfect decision is to use the best way to administrate the country and stabilize the society. In my opinion, a stronger national government will keep the country developing.…
Once in office, Jefferson cut back on federal expenditures and federal bureaucracy. He persuaded Congress to cut almost all internal taxes, and balanced the cut with reductions in military expenditures and other government endeavors. For income, the government relied mostly on land sales and customs…
Early in Jefferson’s first term, he had a vision for what the government should look like. He wanted a government without Federalists and Federalists Acts. Through these new plans he gave the factions more influence and raised taxes, which goes against his…
Top priority for Republicans was reducing the national debt. To advance this cause Jefferson urged congress to repeal all direct taxes. He also reduced the size of the U.S. Army by fifty percent. Jefferson along with Madison as secretary of state, also helped to double…
The ideal society of Jefferson and his followers varied greatly to the federalists’ ideal society. The Jeffersonian Republicans wanted their society to have a central government that barely controlled the lives of the independent farmers. They preferred to have a strong state government. The sole purpose of the government was to protect one’s liberties that the Constitution granted. Jefferson expresses his ideal society in…
Thomas Jefferson was a very important person in American history. He was arguably the most influential in the early United States. He was the principle writer of the Declaration of Independence, the Vice President, and eventually, the President of the United States.…
First, there are some bad things about Jefferson’s decision to reduce the size and funds of the military. He said that funding an army while the United States wasn’t…
Jefferson didn't out right abandon Republican views. Jefferson's mission was to restore republicanism, to check the growth of government power, and to stop the decline of virute that had set in during Federalist rule. In his inaugural address he stated, "The will of the majority is in all cases to…
pretty much all Thomas Jefferson wanted was for the government to use their power wisely and protect the people instead of wasting It on dumb stuff.…
Before he was elected Thomas Jefferson did not like the idea of a large military, because he believed in Republicanism. During Adams’ presidency and bid for larger armed forces, Jefferson was completely against such a notion, and he did not want a standing army. Jefferson acted against the Barbary States in Africa as shown in Document E. The pirates were boarding American ships in the Mediterranean and stealing their cargo. The pirates were harassing the American shipping industry very greatly. Although Jefferson had reason to attack the pirates, this action directly contradicted his beliefs before his presidency. Jefferson contradicted his own beliefs as well as the Constitution, because he was not legally allowed to declare war against another country without an act of Congress approving such a move.…
The purpose of the government is to protect the citizens from bad things. Another purpose of it is that the government gives laws and set the limits of power by separating them. Another purpose would be is that the government would also be in control of what goes on. The last purpose it gives or shows is that protects everybody form the bad things. That's the purpose of the government.…