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    Did Thomas Jefferson Outfederalize The Federalist? By Ms. Jerome January‚ 14‚ 2011 Period H U.S. History Thomas Jefferson who was the 3rd president of United States of America is the one of the most important people in American history. He joined 1st and 2nd Continental Congress and he wrote the Declaration of Independence with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. After Alexader Hamilton made and became the Federalist party which believed in strong center government‚ he made Democratic-Republican

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    Democratic-Republican candidate‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was elected as president. Well-known as a supporter of states rights and an agrarian society‚ Jefferson felt the need to reduce the differences between the two parties and did much to accomplish this through his two terms. Although Jefferson was elected as a Democratic-Republican‚ through his term he adopted many Federalist’s views in order to do what was best for the common good. In a way‚ Jefferson did out-federalize the federalists by taking their arguments

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    political parties known as the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans. While Jefferson and Madison’s presidencies were opposed by the Federalists‚ some of their contributions supported the Federalist Party’s beliefs.. While Jefferson and Madison’s decisions in office were mainly based of off a strict construction of the constitution‚ some decisions came from a loose construction. These loose construction decisions can be seen in the Louisiana Purchase and Jefferson and Madison’s support of the

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    When Jefferson took office in 1801 the republicans controlled both the Executive and the Legislative branch‚ the Judicial Branch on the other hand was still largely controlled by the Federalists. John Adams knew this was coming so he wanted to make sure the federalists keep the Judicial branch‚ he made the Judiciary Act of 1801‚ where Adams assigned new justices to the supreme court every night until the day of Jefferson’s Inauguration. These legal documents were called “midnight appointments” that

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    things done. This was especially true in the case of Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican party‚ a group that prided themselves on a value of a leading economic class of farmers‚ strong state governments that were loosely joined by a weak federal government‚ a strict interpretation of the constitution and a hatred of their opposing party‚ the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson also individually believed that America should stand clear

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    Federalists vs Jeffersoneans 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. As history dictates‚ this is found to be substantially accurate. As the colonies of America further widened the gap with their mother country and began to develop into a successful democratic nation‚ numerous political changes occurred. With this gap‚ a democracy began to emerge

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    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

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    Thomas Jefferson served as our 3rd President of the United States‚ and to add to that‚ President Jefferson‚ at age 33‚ drafted the Declaration of Independence. It turns out‚ Jefferson can be more identified as an Anti-Federalist.This can be found evident through the fact that it seemed he opposed large government‚ and instead‚ stood for states’ rights. One supporting example that would seem to stand in favor of this is that Jefferson deeply rejected Hamilton’s National Bank. In spite of that‚ it

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    Hamilton vs. Jefferson The conflict between the Antifedralists and the Federalists had a tremendous impact on our country. The Federalists‚ led by Hamilton‚ represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports. The Antifedralists‚ led by Jefferson‚ spoke for the rural and southern interests. The central government and its power was mainly what separated the two parties. The federalists favored how things had been formerly‚ while the Antifederalists advocating states rights. I see the Antifederalists’

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    The Different Views of the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist on Human Nature The Federalist and the Anti-Federalist had very conflicting views on several things; however‚ they did have some similar views on topics such as on human nature and how it affected government. Other common interest of the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist was the preservation of liberty and government. They both believed that there were things that men were destined to do that can not be prevented; because of

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