Federalists
Republicans
(Democratic Republicans)
(Jeffersonians)
1. Rule by the best people
Rule by the informed masses
2. Hostile to the extension
democracy
Friendly to the extension of
democracy
3. Powerful central government at
the expense of states rights
Weak central government so as to
conserve states rights
4. Loose interpretation of the
Constitution
Strict interpretation of the
Constitution
5. Government should promote
business: Protective tariff
No special favors for business and
agriculture was preferred
6. Pro-British (Conservative)
Pro-French (Pro Revolution)
7. Expanding bureaucracy
Reduction in Federal offices
8. For the National Bank
Relatively unrestricted speech and
press
9. Restrictions on free speech and
press
Relatively unrestricted speech and
press
10. Strong Navy – to protect shipping
interests
Weak navy – only for coastal
defense
11. Concentrated in New England –
especially in the coastal areas
Concentrated in the agricultural
South – and especially in the back
country and frontier