Leaders
Views on Society
Views of who
should govern
Views of
Government
Power
Economic Views
Views on the
Capitalistic
System
Views on
Foreign Affairs
Voters
(Supporters)
Federalists vs. Democrat-Republicans
Federalists
Democrat-Republicans
 Alexander Hamilton
 Thomas Jefferson
 John Adams
 James Madison
 George Washington
 James Monroe
 Pessimistic View of Human
 Optimistic View of
Nature: Hamilton believed
Human Nature: Jefferson
people are basically selfish—
believed people are
thus need the restraint of strong
basically good—thus
government
capable of self
government
 Hamilton favored a rich and
 Jefferson favored a natural
well born aristocracy, based on
aristocracy based on talent
birth, wealth, and status
and virtue.
 He agreed with John Jay that
 He supported rule by
“Those who own the country
educated men of property,
ought to govern it.”
but he prompted
widespread access to both
education and property.
 Nationalist; strong central
 Localist, states’ rights:
government
limited central
 Loose interpretation of the
government
Constitution
 Strict interpretation of the
constitution.
 Industrial economy;
 Agrarian economy;
manufacturing
farming
 Urban centered
 Rural centered
 Modified capitalism:
 Laissez-faire (hands off)
government aid to business—
capitalism: government
but not regulation of business
neither aiding nor
 Responsive to creditors
regulating business
 Responsive to debtors
 Pro-British
 Pro-French
 Northeast merchants,
manufacturers; financiers;
creditors
 Southern agrarians;
northeastern workers;
western pioneers; debtors