How Did Jefferson And Demm Rep Parties And Federalists Justify Their Ideals

Starting in the years 1801-1817 there was a separation in the United States. The Federalists and Dem-Rep parties were basically opposites of each other. The Republicans were usually seen as strict constructionists, who opposed the broad constructionism of both Jefferson and Madison who were Federalists. In both, Jefferson’s and Madison’s presidencies they highlighted Federalists ideals in their decisions, including Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana territory. The average Dem-Rep had many beliefs in which followed the Constitution completely. Jefferson stood in the Constitution’s corner (Doc A) and believed that anything that wasn’t in there was saved for the states which represented the Dem-Rep parties’ ideals. Just like in the Kentucky resolutions, both came to the conclusion that the federal government had exceeded its constitutional powers and the state shouldn’t accept the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Republicans wanted
During Adam’s presidency, a bid for larger armed forces, Jefferson was against that completely and didn’t want a standing army. Later, Jefferson attacked the Barbary States in Africa (Document E). The pirates were boarding their ships, stealing cargo and completely harassing the American shipping industry greatly. Though Jefferson had a reason to attack the pirates, Jefferson contradicted his own beliefs as well as the Constitution because he wasn’t even legally allowed to declare war against another country without an act of the Congress approving it.
The Jeffersonian Republican presidents Jefferson and Madison often reflected the beliefs of the Federalist Hamilton by not standing firm with their beliefs and contradicting their own words. Even though Hamilton’s reasoning wasn’t the happiest or the easiest he was truthful. Jefferson seemed like all he really did was talk without actually putting thought into what he was