Jeffersonian Democracy summed up would state something along the lines that Jefferson was a man of the people. Jefferson preferred to be in front of the people unlike Washington and the federalist that preferred to work behind locked door away from the public. Jefferson was more grassroots based and masters of the face to face with the public, this was one of the flaws of the federalist. By being the public eye and apart of the community the people trusted in what they could see instead of publications from a faceless few. Jefferson would gain the public's trust by throwing political barbecues and clambakes focused on white male landowners over 21 years of age (Kevin M. Schultz by G. Larry Mays and L. Thomas Winfree, Jr n.d. pp.153). Jefferson's
