The Federalists supported a strong national government.
Alexander Hamilton believed in a strong national government for the US. Although many others also supported a strong central government, Hamilton is outstanding because he was the founder and leader of the Federalist Party.
Alexander Hamilton
supported a strong national government
In the debate around the ratification of the Constitution in the United States in 1788, those in favor of the Constitution and its concept of a strong centralized government were called Federalists.
Federalists
Yes, that is why they are called Federalist. They wanted a strong central government.
strong central government
Alexander Hamilton began the Federalist Party which supported a strong central government and a national bank
No, they wanted a small government. They were more focused on the states' rights. Supporters of Adams (National Republicans) were in favor of the strong central gov.
What about it? There was indeed disagreement between the two since Hamilton favored a strong central government (and therefore a central banking system) and Jefferson supported distributing power to the states.
a strong central government
identify two argumements for a strong national government