How Did Hamilton And Thomas Jefferson's View Of Government

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had one common goal altogether. There goal was to create a fair government for the United States of America that would work and can be set into place for a long period of time. This being said, there are many things they disagree on and have many different viewpoints in government. Both, Hamilton and Jefferson had and wanted two different ideas of how as well as who should control government likewise how government should be controlled. The main ideas and differences that Hamilton and Jefferson had were type of government (local and federal specifically), interpretation of the constitution, and the people involved in the ideal government set forth by both men. Concentration on federal government was …show more content…
Alexander Hamilton wanted strict interpretation to the Constitution, it is to be obeyed as how it was written. There could be no other possible way or bend to the rules of what the founding fathers of this country established. Thomas Jefferson however did want there to be a sort of “what if” factor to the Constitution. Jefferson believed in loose interpretation. This thinking would lead to what is called “the elastic clause” in government where in the Constitution, the rules are in set motion, but there are times when it is bended due to a certain situation where something would be considered legal although the Constitution deemed it illegal to begin. For example, there is a great example of the elastic clause in today’s world. The first amendment states the freedom of speech, however you cannot go into a movie theater and scream bomb. If so, you will be arrested. This is the elastic clause because you do have a freedom of speech in this country, but you are putting other people in potential harm, so it is in fact