4.2 Federalist vs Democrat Republicans Study Guide

Party leader was Alexander Hamiltion

Federalist

Party Leader was Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Democrat-Republicans

Favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution (Implied powers)

Federalist

Favored a Strict interp of the Constitution

Democrat-Republicans

Appealed to merchants and wealthy city dwellers

Federalist

Supported a National bank

Federalist

Supported increased tariffs

Democratic-Republicans

Appealed to farmers, southerners and westerners

Democratic Repbulican

Supported low tariffs

Federalist

Supported States rights over central gov

Democratic-republicans

Against National bank

Democratic-republicans

Believed that Debt was good for US economy

Federalist

Favored the French over the British in Foreign Policy

Democratic-republicans

Believed in a expansion of the military

Federalist

Supported French Revolution

Democratic - Republicans

Supported manufacturing and industrialization efforts (want country of cities.)

Federalist

Wanted strong state governments of “the people” with power

Democratic- Republicans

Would have supported this statement “The Cultivators of earth, are our most powerful citizens'“

Democratic - Republicans

Will be the most dominate political party between 1800-1825ish

Democratic Republicans

Will largely fade away after the war of 1812 and the Hardford convention of 1815

Federalist