Hamilton Compare And Contrast Essay

When our government first started, our founding fathers had different views on how we should interpret the constitution. Influential people like Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had opposing sides to topics, so they went and formed political parties. Jefferson formed the party known as the Democratic-Republicans, and Hamilton formed the group known as the Federalists. One topic they faced was whether they should be strict or loose on viewing the constitution. The Federalist believed that we should look at the constitution very loosely. On the other hand, Democratic-Republicans wanted a more strict interpretation of our constitution. The original political parties in America differed on their views of loose or strict interpretation of the constitution. The Federalist believed the constitution said they had implied powers. Alexander Hamilton was the founder of this political party and he influenced members on how they should interpret the constitution. He stated the constitution gave Congress implied powers. This means the government can do things that weren’t stated in the constitution as long as it was necessary and proper. They believed that the constitution should be looked at loosely, so the government

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were famous Democratic-Republicans who were against Hamilton and his political party known as the Federalist. They believed we should have a more strict interpretation of the constitution. According to my textbook, “They accepted the idea of implied powers but in a much more limited sense than Hamilton did.” This meant they could do things that weren’t stated in the constitution as long as it was absolutely necessary and proper. Democratic-Republicans were against a national bank because it wasn’t absolutely necessary at the time. People like Jefferson and Madison wanted the Congress to look at the constitution