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DBQ Loose Strict Constructionism

The political opposition for the Federalists during the presidencies of Jeffersonian Republican leaders Jefferson and Madison. This was just another battle in the much larger war, spanning all of American history, between the two main stay political parties. Jefferson and Madison's actions during their presidencies and Federalist proposals clearly prove that the Jeffersonians were loose in policy during this time period.
Classically, throughout history, the party in political power wants to keep a tight reign on their power and maintain a strong hold on the national government, this is called strict constructionism. During the time period of 1801 to 1817, the Jeffersonians had two different presidents in office. The Jeffersonians wanted to be able to loosely interpret the constitution to serve their own needs as a political party. On the other hand, since the Federalists were out of power they wanted to emphasize states rights so that they would have some amount of small power in gov...

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