What were Thomas Jefferson's political beliefs?

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson was a strong advocate for stateâ??s rights, which he believed offered the best chance of keeping the federal government in check. He also believed that the purpose of government was to make sure the rights of the citizens were enforced. He held that once a government ceased to do this, it should be removed and replaced by one that would.

Answer 2

As a Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson's political beliefs were driven mostly by his instincts and rarely by partisan influence. He was very wary of majority rule and believed that a tyranny of the majority occurs when 51 men can take away the rights of the other 49. He was very pro-gun, suggesting that it was one of the only ways to prevent tyranny. He was widely considered to be an atheist or at least a secularist, famously saying that Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man. Due to the nature of the day, he was a slave owner and also considered women to be inferior. Other than that, he was usually in favor of limited government, except for when he made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the largest U.S. government land acquisition in American history.