... Republicans believed in interpreting the constitution strictly, meaning that Congress or the President define the constitution as is- word for word, while the Federalist party held the opinions of broad constructionists, that Congress or the President had the right to interpret the constitution based on connotation. The Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict ... public money. However, events in Europe caused him to stretch the Constitution as he had never thought would be necessary, and at one stroke to spend more money than any Federalist had dared. When Napoleon...

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... a revolution in 1800. The revolution he looked for though was to restore the liberty and tranquility he believed the US had enjoyed in former times. Under the Federalists was a $ 10 million growth of the national debt alerted Jefferson and Albert Gallatin, the secretary of treasury. They rebutted Alex Hamilton argument that debt strengthened the government, because just paying interest on ... years. The conflicts over the judiciary were the reason Jefferson's hopes of conciliation with moderate Federalists could not be achieved. Judiciary Act in 1801, which probable author was the arch-fe...

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... dealt with the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803 he sent James Monroe to Paris to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans and as much land to the east for a maximum of 10 million dollars. Surprisingly Monroe had purchased New Orleans and a vast area to the west for 15 million dollars. It contradicted everything Jefferson wanted but it turned out to be a success ... in American or foreign ships. The economy took a fall and there were piles of nonexportable cotton, grain, and tobacco. The ships were left in harbors to rot and the dead Federalist party had a new revival. After a huge uproar Congre...

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