views on numerous topics including states’ rights, the power of the federal government, and most importantly, the interpretation of the Constitution. While both political parties agreed to the laws written in the Constitution, the Jeffersonian Republicans were usually characterized as strict constructionists, as opposed to the Federalists who were characterized as broad constructionists. When the power of the national government changed during the Revolution of 1800, the hold of the Federalists was transferred…
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