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How Did The Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson Contradicts

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To accomplish an idea you may need to contradict your view on things. Republican Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, often contradicted their views for what they thought would be for the benefit of the nation. The Democratic- Republican view opposed a strong central government and believed in states rights. Both Presidents pushed what they believed in aside to improve the nation, and were condemned by the Federalists for contradicting their views. The Democratic- Republican party contradicted their values in consideration of foreign policy and domestic affairs. Thomas Jefferson contradicts the Democratic- Republican beliefs in many ways. When he purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he gave the government the power to
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