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Both the federalist and the democratic republicans believed that the country should?
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Stay out of foreign affairs.
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Both the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans believed that the country should?
Stay out of foreign affairs
Who believed that the new national government would reduce the power of the states taking the country back to a Parliamentary form of government?
Anti-Federalist
What did the democratic and republican parties stand for before civil war why did people vote for republicans and why for democrats?
The north was republican, the south was democrat. Prior to the civil war the two parties were actually the same party (Democratic Republicans), and around the time the country split the parties split. The Democrats were proslavery and so the south, the Republicans were anti-slavery and so the north. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican President. Even though the first half of the 1900s the Democrats were the prosegregation anti-equal rights party, it wasn't until the 1950s and 60s that they changed, now of course they try to pin those things on Republicans.
How did the Federalists and Republicans interpret the Constitution differently?
Hamilton thought that iy was good but had some flaws and jefferson thought it wasnt a good idea at first
Lincoln refused to sign the republicans plan for reconstruction?
Lincoln refused to sign the Radical Republicans Reconstruction bill because he felt it was too harsh. His main consideration was to unify the country once more. He believed that placing heavy handed penalties on the former Confederate states would make the road to reconciliation difficult, if not impossible.
Both the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans believed that the country should?
Stay out of foreign affairs
What was not intended by Jeffersonian Republicans to address what the perceived as bad federalist policy?
Expanding the size of the country
Why were the democratic republicans pro- french?
They supported it because they felt that it was their responsibility as Americans to aid a country that fought to overthrow their monarchy. In addition, America had just won independence themselves, which was only possible through the aid of France.
Who believed that the new national government would reduce the power of the states taking the country back to a Parliamentary form of government?
Anti-Federalist
How were the Federalist Party and the Democratic Republican Party alike?
They were both American political parties and both were a force in 1796 and 1800. They both wanted the United States to prosper and be strong. Other than that, they had no more in common that do the Democrats and Republicans today and perhaps they were even more divided geographically.
What is politics in government?
Currently the republicans are in charge but starting January 20 we will have a democratic president running the country.
What were the radical Republicans goals for Reconstruction?
Radical Republicans believed black people were entitled to the same rights as everyone else, and believed the Confederates should be punished for going to war with their country. They also wanted to keep Republicans in power in both the North and the South.
How are the federalists and the democratic republicans alike?
Although they had different views on the power of central government, they had the greater good of the country in mind.
Why did john Adams support the alien and sedition acts?
In the summer of 1798, the United States was close to war with France. Many members of the Federalist Party, including President John Adams and Federalist leaders in Congress, not only believed that their Democratic-Republican opponents were pro-French, but that their vocal opposition to administration policies was dangerous to the country's security. Therefore, to silence (as well as to weaken) the Democratic-Republican party, Congressional Federalists passed four statutes which are collectively known as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
What role did the republicans play in the constitution?
There weren't political parties when the Constitution was written. There were different opinions thus the Federalist and Anti -Federalist which worried people a lot because conflict in the government was seen negatively. Unlike now where we expect our Democrats and Republicans to fight, people excepted our officials to work together and get along. The main reason for political parties not existing was because President Washington was largely against political parties because he believed they would lead to the downfall and destruction of our country.
Did president Thomas Jefferson ever hate the federalist party?
Thomas Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. *Although the party was not called the "Democratic Republicans" until around 1839. The party was initially called the Republicans (Different party than today's republicans) - but their opponents called them 'Democrats' insultingly. Eventually (after a few slight faction name shifts), the name was changed to "Democratic Republicans." *Thomas Jefferson was an anti-federalist, then a member of the Opposition (when George Washington was president), and -then- a Republican (Jeffersonian Republican) during the presidency of Madison. Factions at that time in history often changed names and goals (ie, the anti-federalists were against the consolidation of the nation under one government. Obviously, Jefferson helped unify our country and those problems were resolved, so after the constitution was finished, there was no real need for those parties anymore.)
How were Adams and jefferson's different in manner and outlook?
Adams was a federalist that wanted a strong federal government, thought the country should be ruled by the elite, emphasized manufacutring, support Great Britain and believed in loose construction of the Constituion. Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican who wanted a limited national government that shared power with state and local governments, believed the country should be ruled by ordinary citizens, emphasized agriculture, supported France and believed in stricit interpretation of the Constitution.
