ISSUE
RULE
THE MASSES
FEDERALIST
Government ruled by the “best” people
Fear of “Mobocracy”
FEDERAL POWER
Power central/federal government.
“remember the catastrophe that was the
Articles of Confederation”
Elastic. Implied Powers. Loose
interpretation. Permissible if Constitution
does not specifically prohibit it
CONSTITUTIONAL
INTERPRETATION
TARIFF
DEBT
BUREAUCRACY
BANK
ECONOMY
MILITARY
TRADE
Good; revenues/protects American
manufacturers
Debt is a blessing; manageable and
motivating. Good for credit
Large numbers of qualified officials help the
government run smoothly
Bank of the United States
Trade, shipping, banks, manufacturing
Build a large navy to protect merchant
vessels
Trade with everyone; Europe (Britain)
JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS
Government ruled by the informed masses
Educate the mob. Teach them to
know/practice democracy.
Power should be at the state level b/c they
know the people the best
Strict, literal interpretation of the
Constitution.
Bad; people should have opportunity to
buy cheap goods
Debt a travesty. Why spend more than you
make?
Reduce it. Let the states do it
Use state banks
Farming, small/local trading
Small navy for defense only
Trade with ourselves; move west