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Republicanism

            
             After the extreme partisanship of 1800, it was expected by supporters and foes alike that the presidential administration of Thomas Jefferson would pioneer substantial and even radical changes. The federal government was now in the hands of a relentless man and a persistent party that planned to diminish its size and influence. But although he overturned the principal Federalist domestic and foreign policies, Thomas Jefferson generally pursued the course as a chief executive, quoting his inaugural address "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists." With true republicans warming most of the seats of power throughout the branches, except in the Judiciary, he saw the tools of government as less of a potential instrument of oppression and more of a means to achieve republican goals. Jefferson assumed the presidency in the hopes that his election would represent the triumph of the true republican principles of the American Revolution; ".the defeat of those who had reverted in varying degrees to policies derived from monarchism." His first acts were to reduce the size of the government and to cut spending. He believed the strongest government was that which placed the lightest burden on its citizens. Such is meant in his inaugural address by "Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question." Although recognized as an intellectual and scholar, Jefferson was also undoubtedly the first president to become the leader of a political party. He skillfully made use of party politics in making assignations to office pursuing his legislative aims by entertaining members of Congress at the White House as a means of keeping himself in touch and them in line. Jefferson used the powers of his presidential office with an authority that Presidents Washington and John Adams would not have been permitted.


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1. Views of Hamilton and Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson's views greatly impacted the United States' evolution from republicanism to democracy. ... The beliefs of Hamilton and Jefferson led many to believe the evolution from republicanism to democracy would be a successful and progressive one. ... This expression is proven to be evidence of the evolution from republicanism to democracy. ... This gives people today evidence of how greatly both Hamilton's and Jefferson's view represented the evolution from republicanism to democracy. ...

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2. Suffrage

Women simply had no rights which can be seen in the Common Law and Republicanism. Even though women in Republicanism did had a little more rights for the women in terms of owning property, it was still limited and wasn't enough. ... Under Republicanism, married women did had some sort of Property Rights under the Property Act.. ...

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3. Women

women were oppressed by men for a long time. during the 1830's women started to become active in fighting for their rights. it was a gradual process but they came together. women's suffrage was actually a spinoff of the fight for slave rights. women fought for slave rights whom eventually got their rights with the passing of the 14th amendment. if the slaves could be fred and have equal rights as men, then why not white women have the same rights as men. it has to be understood that back then it was the belief of republicanism and people believed in civic virtue in which citizens h...

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4. How Democratic Are We?

Republicanism's rule by the people is indirect and the term "people" is narrowly defined to people with ownership of land, for example. ... Republicanism, which is also called elite democracy, is not democratic in any way; the definition of democracy cannot be found in republicanism (Greenberg 32). ...

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5. The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon Wood

"  Wood argues that other historians, view the American Revolution as essentially conservative and limited in nature, as the transition from British rule to American republicanism represented virtually two sides of the same coin, with independence from the British Crown the sole contribution of the revolutionary movement. ... The Americans did not have to invent republicanism in 1776; they had only to bring it to the surface.  ... The revolutionaries shed monarchy and took up republicanism, as Jefferson put it, with as much ease as we would have attended their throwing off an old and p...

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6. Australian Republic

(Kyle, p 43, 0000) A republic movement had been whispered as early as 1880, (Baker, p51, 1994), but at that time republicanism was seen as a nuisance, a radical idea and was given little thought although some notable Australians such as Henry Lawson, and papers such as Sunday Telegraph and Sydney Times advocated it. ... Bibliography Baker, Janet, 1993, For Queen or Country - Republicanism in Australia, Macpherson Printing Australia Carter, David and Hudson, Wayne, 1993, The republicanism debate, New South Wales University Press Australia Davidson, Dick, 1998 "Old complaint Needs More...

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7. Elitism in America

Republicanism, an underlying concept throughout the Constitution, the division of power between state and national governments, and the complex system of checks and balances and divided power were all designed as protections against mass movement that might threaten liberty and property. ...

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8. War of 1812

The author of the article Was the War of 1812 Significant?, had a negative view point of the war. It seemed that the war to this person was reflected in a negative way and could have easily been avoided. His decisiveness shadowed what is generally agreed most Americans feel. After the Vietnamese W...

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9. The Anti-Federalist and the Fight for States Rights and Smal

They warned against the development of "democratic nationalism and delegated republicanism. ... Anti-federalist believed that through a system of delegated republicanism in which the executive and the legislator where elected for extended terms would result in a government where those in power where the individual will of the governing members would supercede the consent of the governed. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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