... who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. Federalists were firm believers in the production of a strong central government and a broad interpretation of the Constitution. However, the Democratic Republicans believed that the government should follow a strict interpretation of the Constitution and held the idea that this would allow honest representation of the people and prevent government corruption. Jeffersonians felt the need ... ...

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... Doc. 2). Following this controversy derived two meanings of the Constitution. One being Hamilton's loose construction, where if the Constitution does not refuse something, it then becomes allowed. Secondly, Jefferson's strict construction, where if the Constitution doesn't clearly address a group, it cannot be present. These ideologies became the source of the first two political parties, along with the philosophy about whether ... Constitution for a president to buy more territory. However, the opportunity may have not continued to be accessible for a long amount of time, and Jefferson c...

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... President, responded quickly and called out the militia, immediately subduing the rebellion and firmly establishing federal authority. Jefferson and Madison believed that the states should have the greatest power with a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Their view led to the establishment of the Democratic-Republican party. Washington and Hamilton were Federalists that believed in a strong federal government and a loose ... interpretation of the Constitution. The early differences between these men established a two-party system. Foreign affairs, in particular the French Revolu...

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... the federal government, which he saw invading individual liberty, while Hamilton distrusted the people; Jefferson saw American as agrarian, while Hamilton saw it as industrious, and while Jefferson fought for strict interpretation of the constitution, Hamilton favored loose implied powers. It only seemed a mater of time before these converging, congregating and colliding opinions would show themselves prominent in American society. Introduction Cunningham ... ...

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... to establish public credit, submitted a proposal for the chartering of a national bank with a capital stock of $10 million. This proposition immediately inflamed a whirlwind of opposition from those who said that a strict reading of the Constitution yielded no power to Congress to charter a national bank. Hamilton vigorously expressed his opposing view, saying that the Constitution did give Congress wide powers in such ... that a strong central government was essential to the survival of the United States. Since strong government required reasonable freedom of action due to unexpected s...

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