... years ago. The two-party system, economic plans, and strict and loose interpretation of the Constitution have their origin with Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The two-party system originated by a conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson felt that Hamilton's financial successes as Secretary of Treasury was taking the power away from the states and people. Jefferson and ... Hamilton's personal rivalry formed into a political rivalry. Each formed their own party, Hamilton's Federalists and Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans. Hamilton and his Federalists ...

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... 1800s, there were some major disagreements between the political parties. The two leaders of the parties were Thomas Jefferson, Republican, and Alexander Hamilton, Federalist. Although they were both two great leaders in U.S. history, they both had different view for the politics and economics of ... this plan was "the best that can be got at present," (Doc. D). The Republicans all believed in a strict interpretation, whereas Hamilton and his Federalist followers wanted a loose interpretation. As stated in the federalist papers they wanted to give all citizens the same options. (Doc. ......

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Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of Treasury, and Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State, were brought together in the cabinet by George Washington. Both men ... political leaders of this time, there was a division among the leaders. They were divided into two fractions known as the Federalists and the Anti-federalists. Hamilton became the leader of the Federalists and Jefferson was the leader of the Anti-federalists or Democratic Republicans. The main difference between these two fractions was that ... as the other group favored increasing the common man's role in government. To better u...

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... to the Constitution in 1788 brought a division as to what kind of government should be set up in American, and some of its laws. Hamilton's financial plan which was to better the U.S. economy but only for some, the wealthy, and not very much for the farmers and lower class ... , which the antifederalist feared because they didn't want a government that would become too powerful and unfair, since it didn't contain a bill of rights. Alexander Hamilton was the secretary of treasury during Washington's presidency (1789-1796), which mostly favored the wealthy people in his actions. Being a fi...

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