<P> Jeffersonian democracy , named after its advocate Thomas Jefferson , was one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790s to the 1820s . The term was commonly used to refer to the Democratic - Republican Party ( formally named the `` Republican Party '' ) , which Jefferson founded in opposition to the Federalist Party of Alexander Hamilton . The Jeffersonians were deeply committed to American republicanism , which meant opposition to aristocracy of any form , opposition to corruption , and insistence on virtue , with a priority for the `` yeoman farmer '' , `` planters '' , and the `` plain folk '' . </P>
<P> Jeffersonian democracy , named after its advocate Thomas Jefferson , was one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790s to the 1820s . The term was commonly used to refer to the Democratic - Republican Party ( formally named the `` Republican Party '' ) , which Jefferson founded in opposition to the Federalist Party of Alexander Hamilton . The Jeffersonians were deeply committed to American republicanism , which meant opposition to aristocracy of any form , opposition to corruption , and insistence on virtue , with a priority for the `` yeoman farmer '' , `` planters '' , and the `` plain folk '' . </P>
which political party was created by thomas jefferson which promoted a more limited government
which political party was created by thomas jefferson which promoted a more limited government
the Democratic - Republican Party
the Democratic - Republican Party