Title: The Revolution Of 1800 : The Election Of Thomas Jefferson | Bartleby
Headings: The Revolution Of 1800 : The Election Of Thomas Jefferson
The Revolution Of 1800 : The Election Of Thomas Jefferson
Content: For the most part, he kept Hamiltonian policies during presidency, and in forced their philosophies. The Hamiltonians or The Federalists had contracting idea between the Jeffersonians. The Federalists believed in loose interpretation of the Constitution, strong central government, and implied powers. The Federalist party attracted wealthy, well-educated groups of people while the Jeffersonians put their intentions on the common man like farmers. The Jeffersonians believed in strictly (literally) interpretation of the Constitution, weak central government, and state power. They do not want the central government gain too much power. Economically, Jefferson did not change what George Washington established during his term. With Hamilton’s financial plan, he had the Bank of the United States, tariffs, excise taxes or most notably, the whiskey tax, and assumptions and funding at par. Because Jeffersonians believed in strict interpretation of the Constitution, they did not like the Bank of the United States. The Bank of the United States was not in the Constitution originally, but the concept of Necessary and Proper clause deemed the right for the
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