Compare And Contrast Federalist And Republican Parties

The Federalist and Republican Parties surfaced during George Washington’s term as President of the United States. During Washington’s term, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson’s opposing views helped with the creation of these parties. Both had the best intentions for the newly founded United States, but their thinking went in different directions. The disagreements centered on the amount of control the national government had and the capabilities of the American people to govern themselves. The Federalist Party believed there should be a strong central government at the expense of the states’ rights, the government should be run by wealthy, highly-educated people encouraging manufacturing and trade, and the Constitution should be used as a guide and interpreted loosely.
Alexander Hamilton and John Adams believed that the nation would be best served by having a strong central government that would promote social steadiness providing liberty for its people. However, Hamilton believed “the nation could only achieve stability if the government promoted the self-interest of the

As stated in Debate of the National Bank, “the powers contained in a constitution of government, especially those which concern the general administration of the affairs of a country, its finances, trade, defence, &c., ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good. . .” This would give the national government implied powers. They believed that this would allow the government to become strong enough to protect itself economically and militarily. This belief also presented itself in the Federalist view of popular elections. They felt that people should be able to vote, but the more important decisions should be left up to the rich and intelligent people that were elected to