Jeffferson and Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton's political party  

• Democratic-Republicans 
• Federalist 
• Whigs 
• Republicans 

On the best type of government, who believed...
more power to the STATE GOVERNMENTS in which the decision making-powers would lie in the hands of the people

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

On the best type of government, who believed...
powerful CENTRAL or FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and concentrated in the hands of small elite group

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

He believed a strong national government was necessary to provide economic and political order; the wealthy and well-educated (elite/upper class) should rule over the masses

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

He believed the U.S. economy should be based on farming (policies should protect and support the interests of yeoman farmers).

• Secretary Hamilton
• Secretary Jefferson

The Federalist party wanted to have a __________.

• small federal government.
• capital building in Washington.
• tax on farmers.
• strong federal government.

Believed that the average citizen would not be education enough to make voting decisions.

• Andrew Jackson
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton

The common man is capable of running the government.

• Hamilton
• Jefferson

Early in my career, I was afraid of the power of the Government.

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

• Washington

I said all men are created equal but I owned slaves.

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

• Adams