Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were both members of President George Washington's Cabinet. Jefferson and Hamilton had completely different views on politics. They also had different views on how people were viewed in the eyes of the government, because of this they each formed there own party. Jefferson formed the Democratic-Republicans and Hamilton formed the Federalists.
The Federalists promoted in helping industry grow such as factories, in the newly formed United States. Democratic-Republicans thought that the United States should support the farming industry. To help support their ideals, they adopted belief that unless it was in the Constitution, government shouldn't be able to do it. Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists supported the idea that if the Constitution didn't say you couldn't do something then it was ok to do it. The Federalists were firm supporters of the Necessary and Proper Clause that said if it was good for the nation, then the government......
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