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Federalist policies favored factories, banking, and trade over agriculture, and thus became unpopular in the growing Western states. They were increasingly seen as aristocratic and unsympathetic to democracy. In the South the party had lingering support in Maryland, but elsewhere was crippled by 1800 and faded away by 1808.

Ideologically the controversy between Republicans and Federalists stemmed from a difference of principle and style. In terms of style the Federalists distrusted the public, thought the elite should be in charge, and favored national power over state power. Republicans distrusted Britain, bankers, merchants and did not want a powerful national government. In the end, the nation synthesized the two positions, adopting representative democracy and a strong nation state. Just as important American politics by 1829 accepted the two-party system whereby rival parties stake their claims before the electorate, and the winner takes control of the government.

As time went on, the Federalists lost appeal with the average voter and were generally not equal to the tasks of party organization; hence, they grew steadily weaker as the political triumphs of the republican party grew. For economic and philosophical reasons, the Federalists tended to be pro-British – the United States engaged in more trade with Great Britain than with any other country – and vociferously opposed Jefferson's ill-advised Embargo Act of 1807 and the seemingly deliberate provocation of war with Britain by the Madison Administration. During "Mr. Madison's War", as they called it, the Federalists attempted a comeback but the patriotic euphoria that followed the war undercut their pessimistic appeals.

2006-12-20 10:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by thebattwoman 7 · 0 0

I just finished learning this and did an outline on this. What a coincidence! lol. While the Demo- Republican party a.k.a. the Jeffersonians were based on a strict constructionalist belief on the Constitution, the federalists a.k.a. the Hamiltonians believed in a loose construction of the Constitution.

Basically, Demo- Republicans believed the Constitution should not be twisted and believed in states' rights. Also, they were for the "common man". The Federalist believed that the Constitution could be twisted in a way that would benefit and strengthen the national government. Federalists consisted of the "wealthy, upper class." Their mentality was that the national government should be designed to make the rich richer and eventually the wealth would spill into the lower classes.

Democratic republicans were headed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison both of Virginia, a state tha was populated with farmers while the federalists were headed by Alexander Hamilton of New York a state populated by the business class. Demo- Republicans would later be the Democrats and the federalists would later be the Republicans. Phew! Hope that's enough. Good luck and happy holidays.

2006-12-20 10:08:44 · answer #2 · answered by luckee137 2 · 0 0

relatively, there is little distinction. The bi-polarization is for this reason electorate interpretation. each and each celebration creates a platform in line with what they want the electorate opt to hearken to. whilst they get elected they seem to be a puppet of the climate/marketing campaign contributions that have been given them elected. If the electorate choose greater of the comparable, save vote casting dem/rep because it pertains to the lesser of two evils. we choose reform and it quite is not likely going to take place w/ this 2 celebration gadget.

2016-10-15 08:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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