THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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The Democratic Republican Party
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The Federalist Party
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The Democratic Party
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The Republican Party
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Detailed explanation-1: -They favored weaker state governments, a strong centralized government, the indirect election of government officials, longer term limits for officeholders, and representative, rather than direct, democracy.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the ratification of the Constitution, a bitter divide ensued between Democrat-Republicans and Federalists, the former supporting a strict interpretation and the latter advocating a loose interpretation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Federalists, led by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government, while the Anti-Federalists, led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, advocated states’ rights instead of centralized power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Hamilton and his followers favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution, which meant they believed that the document permitted everything that it did not expressly forbid. This contrasted sharply with Thomas Jefferson’s strict interpretation.