The one from 1812 through 1814
NEW RESPONDENT
The Federalist Party.
In the 1790's Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party favored a strong centralized federal government and wanted the individual states to ratify the constitution, even though it meant the states had to give up some of their powers to the federal government.
democratic-republians believed in a strong state government.
You are probably thinking about the early battles between the Federalists who believed in a strong federal government and were headed by John Adams and the states' rights group , led by Thomas Jefferson. George Washington sided with Adams for the most part.
George WashingtonJohn Adams believed in a strong national government and he was a member of the federalist party
Nationalists
the original republican party was interested in a strong federal gov't but still limited
The Federalist Party's ideas were strongly influenced by Alexander Hamilton, who advocated for a strong federal government, a national bank, and a strong industrial economy. The party believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution and favored policies that supported businesses and economic growth.
The Federalist Party believed in a strong national (federal) government with powers over the state governments. The Democratic-Republicans believed that states should have more power than the national government. This is known as the States' Rights theory.
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.
Anti federalist
The Anti-Federalists feared strong centralized government and favored the individual and States having more power than the federal government.
No. John Adams was a member of the Federalist Party. He believed in a strong federal government and rule by an elite class. The Democratic-Republican Party held opposite beliefs; in fact, they originally called themselves the Anti-Federalists.