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...-Republicans viewed the power of the national government as strict constuctionism, based on the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, which gave power to the states. The power of the Tenth Amendment stipulated strict constructionism because if a power is not listed in the Constitution, it could not be carried out. The Tenth Amendment would then allow the power to transfer to the states. As a result of Jefferson’s strong belief in agricultural lifestyle, the political movement that improved the economic status of the farmer developed into agrarianism. Jefferson believed that the national government was constitutional and that the United States government should not be able to borrow money because the only way to pay it back was through taxes. While Jefferson was in favor of states’ rights, Alexander Hamilton led the Federalists with the idea of national power. In response to Jefferson’s economic program of strict constructionism, Hamilton believed in loose constructionism. Loose constructionism was the belief that the federal government can carry out any power that is not stated in the Constitution. Hamilton believed that national government should play a role in developing a national economy connected by a single currency. Hamilton knew that the world was changing, which allowed the development of manufacturing to mature. The concept of economy with commerce made the future with England much more prosperous. The economic growth will develop through a national bank operated under federal charter and supervision. The land in the West was a good source of revenue for the bank. Both Jefferson and Hamilton had strong beliefs towards political and constitutional philosophy, but each had their own style on how to delegate the powers. In the late 1770s, the conflict between France and England over the French Revolution led the two parties to many negotiations that would eventually proclaim neutrality. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson’s contrasting political philosophies were crucial in developing a strong national government. The Jeffersonian-Republicans favored France in the late 1770s because the Franco-American treaties of 1778 gave the responsibility to them to protect the interest in the West Indies. Although the Jeffersonian-Republicans supported the French in the treaty of 1778, they did not want it to lead to a war. The only war they wanted to face was ...