Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist. He and his backers were called the "Hamiltonian's" as opposed to Thomas Jefferson's form of government. He and his followers were called the "Jeffersonians."
-The Hamiltonian's wanted a very strong central government as they admired the English aristocracy and the English system of government and wished to see it used as a model.
-Hamiltonian's considered the common people ignorant and incapable of self-government.
-Hamiltonian's desired high voting qualifications, claiming that unfettered democracy was anarchy.
-Hamiltonian's favored a broad interpretation of the Constitution to strengthen the central government at the expense of of state's rights.
-Hamiltonian's wanted an expanding bureaucracy.
-Hamiltonian's, under certain circumstances, favored restrictions on speech and the press.
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the division of powers between the federal government and the states. hope that helps.
the legislative branch
Federal districts are a type of administratiie division of a federation, under the direct control of a federal government. A state, on the other hand, is a political entity that shares sovereignty with a federal government.
Checks and balances
When used correctly, the word "federal" (as in "federal system") refers to the division of political power between the national government and the state governments. However, people use the word "federal" as a synonym for the word "national." Therefore, when people use the phrase, "Today, the federal government decided...." they are (usually) referring to the national government and not the division of power between the national and state governments. This is an example of a technical term in political science being incorrectly used.