Jeffersonian republicanism

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Jeffersonian republicanism is a political philosophy rooted in Thomas Jefferson’s ideas that emphasizes limited federal government, states’ rights, agrarianism, and a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.

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instanceOf American political ideology
political philosophy
associatedWith Democratic-Republican Party
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
associatedWithPeriod Early Republic of the United States
constitutionalView enumerated powers doctrine
strict constructionism
corePrinciple agrarianism
civic virtue
individual liberty
limited federal government
popular sovereignty
republicanism
states’ rights
strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
countryOfOrigin United States
developedInContextOf post-Revolutionary United States politics
economicView agrarian economy preference
skepticism of commercial finance
skepticism of industrialization
emergedInCentury 18th century
goal preservation of a virtuous republic
protection of individual rights against government overreach
historicalOpponent Federalist Party
linked to: Federalists

Hamiltonian federalism
influenced Democratic-Republican Party
Jacksonian democracy
linked to: Jacksonian era

later American agrarian movements
influencedBy American Revolutionary ideology
Enlightenment political thought
John Locke’s liberalism
linked to: John Locke

classical republicanism
legalDomain constitutional law
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
opposes aristocracy
concentrated financial power
hereditary privilege
large standing armies
monarchical tendencies
national banking dominance
strong centralized federal authority
politicalSpectrumPosition classical liberal
supports agrarian small landholders
decentralized political power
local self-government
yeoman farmers
values education as support for republican citizenship
equality of opportunity for white male citizens in its historical context

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Robert Y. Hayne ideology Jeffersonian republicanism
Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party influencedBy Thomas Jefferson's political philosophy
linked to: Jeffersonian republicanism
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States associatedWith Old Republicanism
linked to: Jeffersonian republicanism
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States associatedWith Jeffersonian political tradition
linked to: Jeffersonian republicanism
Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated relatedTo Jeffersonian Republicanism
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Tyranny Unmasked politicalOrientation Jeffersonian republicanism
Arator politicalAlignment Jeffersonian republicanism
Second Party System ideologicalTendency Democrats favored limited federal government
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William Branch Giles ideology Jeffersonian republicanism
Aurora politicalAlignment Jeffersonian Republican
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Aurora, or, The Republican Chronicle politicalAlignment Jeffersonian Republican
linked to: Jeffersonian republicanism
George Eacker ideology Jeffersonian republicanism
Gallatin Plan historicalPeriod Era of Jeffersonian democracy
linked to: Jeffersonian republicanism