Comparing Classical Republicanism And Natural Rights

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans are different in many ways, but also had some similarities. To begin with. Federalists were ruled by the wealthy people, and Democratic-Republicans were ruled by the people. This meant that the Democrats were ruled by all people and everybody was part of it. For Federalists only rich people were part of it. The Federalists had a strong federal government. But, the Democrats had a strong state government. The Democrats were an alliance with the French. The Federalists were an alliance with Britain. The Federalists had a loose interpretation with the constitution. The Democrats had a strong interpretation with the constitution. The Federalists wanted a national bank, and the Democrats wanted a state bank.

The Federalist and the Republicans had two different visions of how the country should be governed in the 1790’s. Constituents of the Federalist Party believed in a more complexed central government. Republicans thought the country should have a more modest agrarian society. Throughout the 1970’s many laws were passed, most of which were in favor of the Federalist. However, the Republicans did have their way from time to time. Here’s some comparisons between the Parties competing visions.

Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson and the Bill of Rights are three things that have some sort of connection. Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson both have documents. Their documents were both a result for the rule that Great Britain had over us. The Bill of Rights is also a piece where its writing had to do with a freedom type document written to let others feel free. Thomas Paine was one of the great supporters of the American Revolution. He was a journalist and used his utensils to get the public to break free from Great Britain. When Revolution against the British Empire came, Thomas Jefferson was not JUST ready. Before he wrote his main legendary contribution to the revolutionary cause, he wrote Summary View, the most important contribution to The Declaration of Independence. In 1791, the Bill of Rights, which included 10 amendments, was approved into the constitution. The document’s purpose was to make clear the rights of the people that the government could not trespass upon. These amendments logically became an important part of the original document, making them part of ‘The Supreme Law of the Land. Thomas Paine and Jefferson, as well as the bill of rights, all share a common theme.

A just society as one in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good

In the article The Fears of the Federalist by Linda K. Kerber and The Fears of the Jeffersonian Republic by Drew R. McCoy, both draws the ideals of the federalist and the Republicans distant conflict of opposing ideas in the political field. Kerber expresses, in her article, how federalist were carefully placed people with leadership from the top minds of wealthy society. As for McCoy shined the Republicans in his article as a bright blue collar society of united people that were more willing to change with more of rebellious mindset. Yet these groups seem to have ideas on different spectrums of the political layout. A vision of what America should become, both feared that the effects of each other's assembly would have on the public and influence for change in the future of the United States stability at home and foreign.

Conflicting views and contrasting ideologies have always existed throughout the history of United States politics. Alexander Hamilton, who led Federalist Party, believed that a powerful central government was necessary while Thomas Jefferson, who led the Jeffersonian Republican Party, favored an agrarian nation with most of the power left to the states. Although Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were similar in that they both harbored good intentions and tried to keep the best interests in mind for the future of the United States, their policies were drastically different. Without doubt, both of their contrasting ideas served a vital role in forming the government.

uring the 1830’s to the 1850’s, two seemingly contrasting parities displayed various forms of similarities. Examining ideals, the Democratic party and the Whig party were generally opposed to each other. The Jacksonian Democratic Party and the whig party were generally opposed to each other in their ideals. The democrats were devoted to jefferson's idea of an agrarian society run by the common man, whereas the wings promoted the industry and manufacturing of the north'd states. presidency, however, birthed a common ground between them. While the practices between the political parties remained constant, actual ideologies varied between Whigs and Democrats.

Human nature was one of the main issues the parties encountered. Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists thought that “Every man ought to be supposed a knave” he summarized, “and to have no other end in all his actions, but private interest.” In short he thought that all men put their own needs in front of the country’s needs. However Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans thought men could make there own choices for

The pitfalls of establishing a pure democracy would destroy individual rights, and that they can admit no cure for misconduct and create violence among people. Madison prefers a republic because it would protect individual rights from majority rule, and would protect from inequalities among people. Also in a republic, delegates would be placed in power that would provide a large option of character to run the government.

The republicans had been the main people to push for adding a bill of rights to the Constitution before it was ratified. Both of these political parties had the same overall goal, however they had different views on various topics and problems. For example one of the the Federalist view was that the elite were the important ones, only about 105 of the population knew what it took to run a government. The Republican view on the other had was that the nation should be a mainly agricultural focused nation, because farmers were in many ways some of the smartest business mem. They had to plan for the future, know how to earn a living, have good communication with others for trade, etc. The opposition that often took place between these two groups and between men of the government , at times caused problems but also sometimes lead to brilliant outcomes or solutions. An example of a brilliant outcome that was the offspring of a heated battle or argument would be the Great Compromise. The Great Compromise was a proposal that solved many problems that the delegates of the Constitutional Convention, the main one being representation. This proposal would give all states representation in the lower house based solely on population, each slave would count as three-fifths of a person. And the upper house would represent each state equally with two delegates per state. This compromise demonstrated that the American people were willing to succeed and form a

During the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison Jeffersonian republicans opted for a posse interpretation of the constitution and the Federalists believed in a more strict interpretation of the constitution. The reasons why Jeffersonian republicans have been seen as being so strict is because during the 1800′s, Jeffersonian Republicans believed that the authority of the Federal government was based on a strict constitution. This means that they believed what was stated in the constitution was to be strictly followed and there was little to no room for interpretations. The Federalists believed in a loose and broader interpretation of the constitution. They easily made decision that were not supported by the constitution which granted the government

The Federalists and Republicans had contrasting outlook on how the young nation’s government should function. Alexandra Hamilton’s Federalists were an advocate for a strong and centralize role of the government. Federalist’s vision for a stronger government who had the power to tax, make treaties, control exports/imports, and declare war. They believed the “elites” should rule over the masses because these individuals would most likely hold elective positions in government. As for Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson, featured a lesser role of the federal government and favored a strong state government. Republicans believed the states should hold more power to protect the subordinate farmer form the business capitalist. Also Jeffersonian Republicans yearned for a strict interpretation of the Constitution, while Federalists opted for a loose interpretation. This meant Republicans concluded the federal government can only operate under the powers expressed by the

The arguably most distinct differences of the philosophy between the two parties lie in their view on the

Both believe in the notion that “All men and women are created equal” yet such life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are not secured by the government

Based on the different features of the two governments, several advantages and disadvantages can be noticed. While the republican government was based on faster decision making since power was