Jeffersonians in Power: The Rhetoric of Opposition Meets the Realities of Governing
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In the 1790s, the Jeffersonian Republicans were the party of "no." They opposed attempts to expand the government's role in society, criticized the Washington administration's national bank, railed against a standing army, and bemoaned the spirit of the Federalist regime, which, they claimed, favored elite over ordinary Americans. Accordingly, Thomas Jefferson asserted that his election as President in 1801 was a "revolution" with Jeffersonians in...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813943051
ISBN13:9780813943053
Release Date:September 2019
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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