The Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalist were the two political parties of the 1800s
             with major different political views. Jeffersonian Republicans were also known as the
             Democratic Republicans and were formally know as Anti-Federalists. These two political
             parties held different views on who should lead the nation, how strong the central government
             should be, and how the constitution should be interpreted. Jeffersonian Republicans had an
             optimistic view on the human nature and therefore believed that people should have political
             power. Federalist, however, held an elitist view of governing. They believed, as Hamilton put it,
             governing should be put in the hands of the "rich, well-born and able." Jeffersonian Republicans
             felt that there should be a weak central government and there should be a strong state
             government. They felt this way so the values of individual liberty could live on. On the other
             hand, the Federalists valued the needs of the country and keeping law and order so America
             could prosper and grow. They felt the only way this could be possible is to keep a strong
             central government. Jeffersonian Republicans also believed that there should be a strict
             interpretation of the Constitution while the Federalists believed there should be a loose
             interpretation of this document. This characterization was not exactly true. We can see that this
             interpretaion was not true in Jeffersonian Republicans' actions. As time advanced, through the
             presidencies of Jefferson and Madison, both Jefferson Republicans and Federalist became to
             be opposite of what they were once characterized by.
             Jefferson Republicans were usually characterized as strict constructionists. They were known to
             follow the Constitution very strictly because it advocated the states rights, respectively.
             However this was not the case. In 1800, Thomas Jefferson told Gideon Granger, a future
             member of Jeff...