When they finally agreed to it, they wanted a strict interpretation of the law, or followed as closely as possible. ... The Republicans all believed in a strict interpretation, whereas Hamilton and his Federalist followers wanted a loose interpretation. ... E) They believed there was no need in strictly following the Constitution because the separate departments would "keeping each other in their proper place," (Doc. ...

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Before the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison, the Jeffersonian Republicans were known as strict constructionists. ... They believed in the Elastic Clause, which allowed the Constitution to be up to individual interpretation. ... Therefore, they were strict constructionists because they had a strict interpretation of the Constitution. ... Also, it shows how strict the Republicans were when they declared the Judiciary Act of 1801 unconstitutional. ... Their strict constructionist characterization was completely inaccurate at this point. ...

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Both of the prevailing parties could be characterized by their interpretation of the Constitution. ... By sticking true to the Constitutional document, Jefferson represented those ideals of a strict constructionist. ... President Jefferson remained true to his principles as a strict constructionist, and continued to protect the liberties of the people. ... The decision to buy the vast territory was against his strict constructionist ideals, and thus is why that characterization is inaccurate. ... Both the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists defied the traditional charac...

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The Federalists, who were mainly from the north and lived in urban areas, wanted a broad interpretation of the law. The Republicans were mainly from the South and lived in rural areas wanted a strict interpretaion of the law. ...

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Secondly, Jefferson's strict construction, where if the Constitution doesn't clearly address a group, it cannot be present. ... However, the opportunity may have not continued to be accessible for a long amount of time, and Jefferson changed his own "strict construction" aspects and doubled the size of the United States. ... The Federalist Party transformed from being an organization that held immense theories and a loose meaning of the Constitution to one that embraced a more strict interpretation and then vanished. ...

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As the two-party system emerged, Hamiltonian Federalists and Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans disagreed on many matters. Their political philosophies were complete opposites in almost every aspect. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, the two people whose names appear in the names of the a...

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Jefferson also believed in strict Constitutional interpretation and argued that unless specified in the Constitution, the federal government had no authority. ... In contrast to Jefferson, he believed in a "loose " interpretation of the Constitution. ...

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David Rodriguez AP American History 9/26/03 Presidential Outline Thomas Jefferson I. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1836) II. A. Education- Was sent to Dover, Virginia, where he studied Latin with Reverend William Douglas until 1757. He was then sent to the school of the Reve...

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