Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. It was their philosophies and strength of character around which our two party system evolved.
The two men obviously had differences; that is why whole political schools of thought grew up around them and their beliefs. Hamilton feared anarchy and believed in the strength of law and order, along with a broad interpretation of the powers of the new U. S. Constitution. He favored a liberal interpretation of the document that gave wide powers to the Federal Govt. Jefferson on the other hand, having just come off a war against the oppression of one country over another, feared tyranny. He favored a more literal interpretation of the Constitution and thought that governmental powers shouldn’t be so far-reaching.
The two men obviously had differences; that is why whole political schools of thought grew up around them and their beliefs. Hamilton feared anarchy and believed in the strength of law and order, along with a broad interpretation of the powers of the new U. S. Constitution. He favored a liberal interpretation of the document that gave wide powers to the Federal Govt. Jefferson on the other hand, having just come off a war against the oppression of one country over another, feared tyranny. He favored a more literal interpretation of the Constitution and thought that governmental powers shouldn’t be so far-reaching.
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