Part one of term paper
With respect to the federal constitution, the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. This characterization is inaccurate to a certain degree during . Jefferson wrote to Gideon Granger (Republican) a future member of Jefferson’s cabinet ...

Part two of term paper
... how Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized. Jefferson wrote to Samuel Miller a Presbyterian minister regarding Miller’s views on church and state. He made Miller aware of the practices of his predecessors and emphasized the fact that what they were doing was interpreting the constitution loosely, breaking what his party and the constitution stood for. Jefferson would not allow states to dictate religious policy to them because he felt that the constitution did not give him the aut ...