Jefferson and Madison stayed very strong in their Jeffersonian Republican, or Democratic-Republican, views in most cases, and only slightly veered to Federalist views during times when they were absolutely necessary. Jefferson kept his interpretation of the constitution very firmly when it came to the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, and Madison kept a strong Jeffersonian Republican view when it came to federal government and state government rights. The only time that Jefferson strayed slightly away from his interpretation of the constitution was in times of necessity like the Tripolitan War and the Louisiana Purchase. Overall, Jefferson and Madison stayed with their initial thoughts on the Constitution throughout their
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If you look at Document B: Alexander Hamilton, Tully No. III, 28 August 1794, he describes the two different kinds of government and his views on both. “Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws. The first is the definition of despotism; the last liberty.” What Madison is saying here is that a strong federal government represents a government of force, because it would use force to keep people from doing what they should not. Also, he is saying that a government of laws, represents state governments and states’ rights because state governments can implement their own laws that are suitable for that particular state to keep people from doing what they should not. When Madison says “The instruments by which it must act are either authority of the laws or force. If the first be destroyed, the last must be substituted, and where this becomes the ordinary instrument of government, there is an end to liberty!”, he shows that if we let the federal government get too strong, they will take away states’ rights, which will take away our liberty. Madison puts this in very understandable and string words so that he will really get his point across because he very much believes in strong state governments and strict interpretation of the
If you look at Document B: Alexander Hamilton, Tully No. III, 28 August 1794, he describes the two different kinds of government and his views on both. “Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws. The first is the definition of despotism; the last liberty.” What Madison is saying here is that a strong federal government represents a government of force, because it would use force to keep people from doing what they should not. Also, he is saying that a government of laws, represents state governments and states’ rights because state governments can implement their own laws that are suitable for that particular state to keep people from doing what they should not. When Madison says “The instruments by which it must act are either authority of the laws or force. If the first be destroyed, the last must be substituted, and where this becomes the ordinary instrument of government, there is an end to liberty!”, he shows that if we let the federal government get too strong, they will take away states’ rights, which will take away our liberty. Madison puts this in very understandable and string words so that he will really get his point across because he very much believes in strong state governments and strict interpretation of the