Norman Said:

Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans?

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I would have to say the Democratic-Republicans did, because they believed that if an issue is not written or directly referred to in the Constitution, than the federal government had no right to handle that issue.

The Federalist party believed in a strong executive branch where there would be a strong President to lead and make the country strong.

Not to say that the President is not the leader of the country, but the Constitution was created to be the supreme law of the country, but also stated that there was to be a balance of power between the three branches of the American government and what the limits were to each branch's power. This is what the Democratic - Republicans believed in, where as the Federalist Party felt that if there is an issue that is not covered by the Constitution doesn't mean that the government is not allowed to handle the issue or the situation.

Just a little point of fact though: Both parties supported the Constitution, but had a different point of view on how to interpret it.

I mentioned the Democratic Party to support the Constitution and interprets it as many of us do today is because they believed in what the Founding Fathers wanted to begin with, which brings up another point. George Washington, even though did not "declare" a party "officially", he was considered a Federalist.

Your question is a little confusing. If you meant to ask which party supported the Constitution in how it was written, in other words who supported it as it was with the balance of power in the Federal Government and etc. then it would be the Democratic-Republicans.

Ron Said:

what should i draw for democratic republicans vs. federalists?

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why not associate the original federalists with the today's bailout?
it would be timely and accurate

Calvin Said:

Federalists vs democratic republicans?

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Their views on DEMOCRACY were pretty much the same. They differed on the aims of government.
Hamilton's Federalists were for a stronger and more active central government of people who did not have very much in common, like ship-owners, blacksmiths and storekeepers, whereas Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans were in favor of a very small, loose government of people who were pretty like-minded and had the same aims for government, like farmers.

Anthony Said:

Federalists vs. Republicans?

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The Republicans you are referring to were the Democratic-Republicans of Thomas Jefferson. They preferred a government with more limited Federal power. They thought Federalists like Adams and Hamilton were making the federal government too powerful.

Today's Democratic party traces their history back to the Democratic-Republicans.

Ralph Said:

Federalists Vs. Democratic-Republicans?

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Federalists supported a stronger central government (i.e. Alexander Hamilton) while democratic-republicans supported a weaker central government and stronger state's rights. Use your imagination.

Wayne Said:

Federalists vs Republicans mock 1800 election (Hamilton vs Jefferson). 2 questions I have to write about?

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do your own work lazy

Bruce Said:

anti-federalists vs democratic-republicans?

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I.The Federalist View

a. for the Constitution to be approved, 9 0f 13 states had to ratify it
b. those who favored the Constitution were called Federalist
c. those who opposed the Constitution were called Antifederalist
d. Federalist wrote 85 essays in support of Constitution
da. called Federalist Papers
db. appeared in New York City newspapers between Oct. 1787 and August 1788

II.The Antifederalist View

a. Antifederalist were led by older revolutionary figures like Patrick Henry
aa. also included some former Nationalist who were unhappy with the Constitution
b. Antifederalist feared President would be nothing more than a king

III.Why the Federalist Won

a. the Constitution was officially submitted to the states for approval on Sept. 28, 1787
b. Federalist had several advantages in their campaign to promote it:
1. drew on the widespread feeling that the Articles of Confederation had serious flaws
2. they were united behind a specific plan
3. they were a well organized national group in regular contact with each other
4. they had George Washington

IV.The Bill of Rights

a. Federalists agreed to add several amendments
b. Sept. 1789, Congress proposed twelve constitutional amendments designed to protect citizens’ rights
ba. intended to protect the people from a tyrannical government
c. states ratified ten of the amendments
ca. took effect on Dec. 15, 1791

V.Hamilton’s Program

a. Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton was a strong supporter of national government
b. believed government should actively direct the development of the economy
c. wanted national govt. to assume Revolutionary War debts of states
d. to gain support of southern states Hamilton brokered a deal to have capital located in south
e. Hamilton believed that creditors would not want new government to collapse if it owed them money
f. Hamilton devised a payment plan
g. 1791, Congress placed tax on whiskey
h. 1792, Congress placed tariff on imports
i. 1791, Congress established the Bank of the United States
j. many people objected to Hamilton’s plan
ja. 1793, Thomas Jefferson resigned in protest
jb. strict construction (Jefferson) ~ believed the national government should not do anything the constitution did not specify vs. loose construction (Hamilton) ~ believed the constitution was only a loose framework of laws on which the government could build the nation as it saw fit

VI.The Jeffersonian Republicans

a. many people opposed the policies and increasing power of Washington’s government
b. many joined together in a group called Democratic- Republicans
ba. ancestor of modern Democratic Party
c. in his farewell address in 1796, Washington warned against the divisiveness of political parties
d. 1796, John Adams ran for President against Thomas Jefferson
da. Adams won, Jefferson finished second and became Vice-president

VII.Reducing Government

a. Jefferson’s goal as President was to reduce the size and power of the national government
aa. “The sum of good government is a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned” ~ Thomas Jefferson
b. reduced taxes, cut the size of the federal bureaucracy
c. cut the army from 12,000 to 3,000
d. let the Bank of the US continue to function until its charter expired in 1811
e. Jefferson’s biggest rivals were Hamilton and Vice-president Aaron Burr
ea. summer of 1804, Burr killed Hamilton in a duel
f. Constitution was vague on the powers of the judicial branch
g. Judiciary Act of 1789 outlined the powers and role of the judicial branch
ga. created a national court system with 3 circuit courts and 13 district courts headed by the Supreme Court
gb. stated Supreme Court would settle differences between state and federal laws
h. just before the end of its term, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801
ha. reduced the number of Supreme Court justices and increased number of fed. judge
i. this allowed Adams to make several last minute appointments, giving the Federalist control of the court system