Federalist and the Democratic Republican parties‚ respectively. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ advocated the importance of a strong central government in leading the country forward‚ while the Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ promoted increasing the common man’s role in government. Although both political parties had good intentions for the future of the United States‚ the Federalist Party was much more effective at uniting the American people‚ avoiding domestic faction
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Jeffersonian Democracy vs. Jacksonian Democracy Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were both strong advocates of a democratic government in America‚ and both claimed to be for the “common man”. They did‚ however‚ have their differences on how they believed a democracy should be run in their respective eras. Even though they were both wealthy farmers‚ Jefferson appealed more to the upper class‚ while Jackson appealed more to the lower class. Thomas Jefferson had a strict interpretation of the
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Schultz defines the term Jeffersonian democracy as‚ “Innovation introduced by Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party when they eagerly cultivated popular opinion by campaigning at the grassroots level” (Schultz‚ K.M.‚ 2013). Most notably‚ Thomas Jefferson envisioned a society led by an agrarian upper class‚ in lieu of big government‚ that would essentially rule over a society of small independent self-sufficient farmers. But‚ in a paradoxical manner‚ Jefferson’s presidency both defined and contradicted
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Interpretation of the Constitution Thomas Jefferson’s (president through 1801-09) political party‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans‚ believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ while Jefferson’s opposing party‚ the Federalists‚ believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution. In order to comprehend the clear distinction between the two parties it is imperative to analyze the events during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency and James Madison’s presidency. The Democratic Republican Party solidified
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Ratification of the Constitution In 1787 the Constitution was written and submitted to the states for ratification‚ this leading to months of fierce debate. Some states welcomed the new Constitution but others were fearful of it. They were afraid that this would be just like being under the control of Great Britain‚ which they just broke free from. But the rest of the states saw this as a good thing and very necessary for America to strive. In Document 1‚ we find a newspaper editor from the
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The Constitution itself did not mention political parties‚ and it was assumed that none was going to arise. But this was soon proven wrong when the debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists in 1787 and 1788 stir into a two party system. This soon led to a permanent feature in American policies. In early times‚ groups of people formed temporary assembly and voted together either for or against a specific policy. When the policy was settled‚ the assemblies would dissolve. The Federalists
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summer of 1787‚ there was a meeting of fifty-five delegates to fix the national government. The delegates wanted to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a strong government. The Articles of Confederation were America’s first attempt at a Constitution‚ but it had no chief executive or court system. The delegates knew they needed to frame a new government‚ but the challenge was to create one without anyone having too much power. Their main objective of the meeting was to fix these issues‚ but
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DBQ Essay The United States Constitution is without a doubt the most monumental document of our country’s history. From the time it was released there have been different thoughts on how the Constitution was meant to be interpreted. The Republicans thought of the Constitution as a code of strict guidelines there were to be followed by all citizens over which it stood. The Federalists on the other hand thought that the Constitution was more of a basis on which to act and that its rules could be broadened
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that same status quo. The Jeffersonian Republicans image of the common man was one vested in the educated and independent farmer‚ who by no stretch of the imagine had the capabilities to serve in government. The Jacksonian Democracies image of the common man expanded from farmers to include laborers‚ planters‚ and mechanics. Jackson saw these people as the true representatives of the Government‚ and thus its true servers. The image of the common man for each the Jeffersonians and the Jacksonians differed
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Jeffersonian vs. Jacksonian Democracy Both Jefferson and Jackson were fighting for the interests of farmers against the commercial and mercantile interests of the country. Jefferson was portrayed as a man of the people‚ but he remained a wealthy planter who tended to associate only with other elites. His mannerisms were much more upper-class. Jefferson talked about limited government yet his actual practices as President differed. He maintained the bank of the US‚ authorized the Louisiana
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