... ;all will arrange themselves under the will of the law," (Doc. C). One of Jefferson's supporters, Richard Henry Lee, agreed with this and said that 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. E) They believed ... there was no need in strictly following the Constitution because the separate departments would "keeping each other in their proper plac...

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... part of the Federalist Party. The Federalist believed in a strong centralized government, a loose interpretation of the constitution, a powerful central bank, and restrictions on freedom of speech and press. They federalists were high-class and didn't represent the people as much as the anti-federalist, who were against mostly all of the federalists beliefs. Madison and Hamilton were the leaders of the federalists, and along with John Jay published the Federalist Papers. These were persuasive essays used in the Federalist campaign for the constitution ... . By promising to add a bill of ...

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