The start of the American nation began with a decision that needed to be made, to continue with a federalist government or a new era of democratic-republican party. Federalist and republicans had two distinct ways they wanted the US government to function. To me the right choice would be republican, because this type of government gave power to the people. Republican party wanted a more limited national government. Rather than having a central government, like the federalist wanted to. But, to really understand which type of government is better we would have to analyze both sides. Like what each party belived in and why.
Federalists party believed that the future of America depended on the decisions that were made only by the government. There was no necessity in taking in mind what the citizens thought. Fedralists wanted a nation similar to the British government. They also thought that the Constitution was enough to outline Americans rights and there was no need for the Bill of rights. In the essay, “The Fears of the Federalists”, the author further explains the way of thinking of this …show more content…
They also wanted lower taxes on products and spending less money on social programs. The republican party also wanted a farm based nation. Farmers where the backbone of America and where needed to have a successful nation. Thomas Jefferson was the person who strongly belived in tis. He said that in Europe land there is already used for farming or people were not allowed to use it. But, now in America there is much more land to be cultivated and build a great economy. He agrees wit Hamilton that manufacturing is also an important part of the economy, but has said that it should be left in Europe. He rather sends the materials and supply to Europe so it could be manufactured there, rather than bringing them the workmen to America. There would be no need to make a long trip all the way back to