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    Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the 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

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    11/15/09 AP US History Epstein 1998 DBQ AP Essay The origins of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties can be traced back to the early 1790s. Initially‚ the Federalists‚ or broad constructionists‚ favored the growth of federal power and a strong central government. The Federalists promulgated a loose interpretation of the Constitution‚ which meant that they believed that the government could do anything by

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    founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and was characterized as strict constructionist‚ which meant that members believed that the constitution should be interpreted by what was written. The ideas of the Democratic-Republicans were opposed to those of the Federalist who believed in loose interpretation. Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison served as presidents under the Democratic - Republican Party. Jefferson served from March 4‚ 1801 – March 4‚ 1809 and Madison from March 4‚ 1809 –

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    Republicans. From the time period of 1801-1817‚ the two presidents that were elected to rule the U.S. were Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Both Jefferson and Madison were Jeffersonian Republicans who were characterized as strict-constructionists in respect to the federal constitution before they each took the office of the presidency‚ but when they took office the public found out that Jefferson and Madison’s previous characterizations had not been very accurate when‚ as president‚ they began to act

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    Devin Timms AP US History Jefferson/Madison DBQ During the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the two political parties were still somewhat true to their founding ideas‚ but not completely. The different parties had started to let go of their strong stances and instead begin to take a more‚ middle of the road viewpoint. The Jeffersonians began to sway from their strict constructionism partly‚ as they passed things like the 1st Bank of the United States‚ which went against almost

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    Democratic Republicans were strict constructionists and Federalists were loose constructionists. Although these two parties’ policies were extremely different‚ both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison presidencies would be defined by Federalist policies‚ even though they both were Democratic – Republicans. Thomas Jefferson was clearly a Democratic – Republican as he ran for the office of President of the Unites States of America. He had created the party along with James Madison in 1791 and historians

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    DBQ: Constitution Interpretation The Federalists versus the Democratic-Republicans Step 1: Think on the Prompt •“With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. To what extent was this characterization of the two parties accurate during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison? •What is the descriptive word in the prompt? –“to what extent” is similar

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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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    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 Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ were always characterized by following the strict construction of the constitution. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ were characterized by following the broad construction of the constitution. The presidencies of Jefferson and Madison proved this characterization to be somewhat accurate. Although the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists did support their own ideas and views‚ they also did many things that contradicted

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