1. Strict and Loose Constructionism in America
Despite his belief in strict constructionism, Jefferson eventually seemed to desire acts that favored more loose constructionism. ... Unlike the Jeffersonian Republicans, the Federalists supported a "loose" interpretation of the constitution and said that the laws that the constitution did not prohibit were not illegal. ... The Federalists, after 1800, seemed to go against their own "loose" interpretation of the Constitution because of the acts that they opposed after 1800. ... The Federalists would have originally supported the Act, but they went against the "loose&qu...
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