Jefferson and Madison supported small government control (and a stricter interpretation of the Constituation), while Adams and the Federalists wanted more government power.
Thomas Jefferson
The principles of American government were above party politics.
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Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson wanted to limit the power of the federal government while Andrew Jackson wanted to expand it. Andrew Jackson wanted to exclude the native Americans from American society, but Jefferson wanted to include them.
Jefferson referred to his victory in the 1800 US Presidential election the "Second American Revolution". He called it that because the election finally swept President Adams and his Federalist Party out of power. The Federalists had largely controlled the whole Federal government since 1789; Washington was not a Federalist, but he had a tendency to go along with Federalist policies. So in 1801, when Jefferson took control, he was the first Democratic-Republican to have control of the government; he also had a friendly Congress to work with, as his party took control of both the House and the Senate.
No. He was an English philosopher and not part of the American revolution . Jefferson just used his thinking in his writings.
One of the major actions Thomas Jefferson took after becoming president was to repeal the Alien and Sedition Acts. These were a series of controversial laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress to restrict immigration and limit criticism of the government. Jefferson believed these acts were unconstitutional and infringed upon the rights of American citizens.
Determining whether a federalist government is conservative or radical depends entirely upon the nature of the government in question and the standards used in the determination. For example, the federalist government of the United States in 1783 was radical (because innovative) by the standards of most members of British Parliament, while it was seen as generally conservative by most American leaders (because its power was limited).
the American government should be structured to include a separation of powers.
John Adams (the president before Jefferson) made what is known as the "midnight appointments." On his last day in office, Adams appointed several federal judges who would further his Federalist views. Thomas Jefferson greatly opposed these federalist views. Since the appointed judges held lifetime tenures, Jefferson was unable to dismiss them or shape the judiciary in the way he wanted.
Marbury vs. Madison