Compare And Contrast Democratic-Republicans Vs Federalists
The political party of the Federalist believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution, however, the Democratic-Republicans believed in a strict interpretation. Alexander Hamilton, the leader of the Federalist party, believed that loosely interpreting the Constitution would help our new country prosper. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, leaders of the Democratic-Republicans, believed that strictly interpreting the Constitution would protect our nation. Both had different views of how to help America great. They may have fought over a several different matters, but they were both fighting for the same thing. The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans had very different ideas as to how to make America thrive.
Hamilton, the leader of the Federalists, had many differing opinions and beliefs about the Constitution than Jefferson and Madison did. Hamilton believed that “the federal government had implied powers, powers that were suggested, but not directly stated in the Constitution,” according to our textbook. He believed that loosely interpreting the document would make for a stronger central government, therefore a stronger nation. While Hamilton believed in a loose interpretation, …show more content…
“Hamilton used the idea of implied powers to justify a national bank,” according to the textbook. Hamilton used implied powers to mean that what was wanted for good in the government, making it key to his arguments. “They accepted the idea of implied powers, but in a much more limited sense than Hamilton,” according to our textbook. Both of the parties accepted the powers, but The Democratic-Republicans used the idea of implied powers to limit the control of government, making it a large part of their argument as well. Though both of their arguments had some similarities, their arguments and opinions differed in several ways as
Hamilton, the leader of the Federalists, had many differing opinions and beliefs about the Constitution than Jefferson and Madison did. Hamilton believed that “the federal government had implied powers, powers that were suggested, but not directly stated in the Constitution,” according to our textbook. He believed that loosely interpreting the document would make for a stronger central government, therefore a stronger nation. While Hamilton believed in a loose interpretation, …show more content…
“Hamilton used the idea of implied powers to justify a national bank,” according to the textbook. Hamilton used implied powers to mean that what was wanted for good in the government, making it key to his arguments. “They accepted the idea of implied powers, but in a much more limited sense than Hamilton,” according to our textbook. Both of the parties accepted the powers, but The Democratic-Republicans used the idea of implied powers to limit the control of government, making it a large part of their argument as well. Though both of their arguments had some similarities, their arguments and opinions differed in several ways as