He believed that the Federal Government should only use the powers granted to it by the Constitution, he originally did not like the idea of the Elastic Clause and thought only the powers stated in the Constitution should be used.
"He governs best who governs least."~Thomas Jefferson
What is the role of true government as Thomas Jefferson portrays it in The Declaration of Independence
he wanted limite role of government southerners - yeoman farmers
What brought the nation together by protecting businesses with hight tariffs
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of social philosopher John Locke in the Declaration of Independence. Locke's concepts of natural rights, government by consent, and right to revolution influenced Jefferson's beliefs in individual liberties and the role of government.
The Primary Role of the Federal Government didn't include was breathing air.
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Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration. He drafted his ideas from John Locke.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson thought the national government should have a limited role, and that power should remain primarily with the states. Jefferson was the 3rd U.S. President.
The Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, opposed the creation of a national bank in the late 1700s and early 1800s. They believed that a national bank would give too much power to the federal government and favored a more limited role for the central government.