The United States wanted a more democratic form of government with greater representation for the common people and favored a strong government. That is why our government is structured the way it is.
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Although they had different views on the power of central government, they had the greater good of the country in mind.
Students for a Democratic Society
The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) - anti-establishment New Left group, founded in 1960, that called for greater individual freedom and responsibility.
18th Century: Federalists (Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin) 19th Century: Whigs (Henry Clay, Daniel Webster)20th Century: Liberal Democrats (FDR, HST, JFK, LBJ)21st Century: Democratic Party
Greater exchange of ideas and policies, more choices, less meddling from higher up, greater flexibility.