Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson have opposing views on the government. They created two different ways people understood American power and the how the American people. Hamilton believed that America’s power was all in the commerce, trade, and business. Hamilton’s perfect America was based on the idea of businessmen, bankers, and investors. Hamilton felt that the government should help these people to advance in the global marketplace. He also believed that the only people who could help them advance in the global marketplace was the national government, not the state governments. He was very doubtful of the state governments. Thomas Jefferson felt that Hamilton’s approach with the investors were not a good idea because Jefferson felt